In Britain, a Russian ship captain was sentenced to six years in prison

A London court has sentenced a Russian cargo ship captain to six years in prison for causing the death of a crew member during a collision with a tanker in the North Sea off the British coast.

Source: “European truth” with reference to Reuters

Details: Capt. Vladimir Motin’s attorney, James Leonard, said he tried unsuccessfully to turn off the Solong’s autopilot and change course, arguing that while Motin was at fault, he was not grossly negligent.

However, after the trial in the London court, the Russian was found guilty on Monday and returned for sentencing on Thursday, February 5.

Therefore, he was sentenced to six years in prison.

We will remind, the cargo ship under the flag of Portugal Solong on March 10 collided with a tanker Stena Immaculate, anchored about 20 kilometers off the coast of north-east England.

This caused a fire that lasted for almost a week. Rescuers rescued 36 people from both vessels. Environmental damage from collision turned out to be much smallerthan initially feared.

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