The Russian captain of a container ship that crashed into a US tanker off the east coast of Britain in March last year was found guilty in a London court on Monday of causing the death of a crew member through gross negligence.
Vladimir Motin, 59, was captain of the Solong when it hit the Stena Immaculate tanker, which was anchored and carrying just over 220,000 barrels of high-grade aviation fuel.
The March 10 crash started a blaze on both ships and caused the death of Solong crew member Mark…
Russian captain found guilty over crew member’s death in US tanker crash
