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VLADIMIR MOTIN, 59, APPEARED AT THE OLD BAILEY ON FRIDAY. 11:06, 30 May 2025Updated 11:12, 30 May 2025 A Russian captain of the container ship which crashed into a US oil tanker in the North

Sea has pleaded not guilty to a charge of manslaughter. Vladimir Motin, 59, made the plea during an appearance at the Old Bailey via a video link from HMP Hull on Friday. Assisted by a

Russian interpreter, Motin confirmed his identity before he pleaded not guilty to a single charge of the manslaughter of Filipino national and crew member Mark Pernia on March 10. Judge

Lucraft set a further hearing on September 10 ahead of the defendant’s trial on January 12 2026. Motin was charged over 38-year-old Mr Pernia’s death after his vessel collided with the

American tanker Stena Immaculate near the Humber Estuary. All 23 people on the tanker were rescued along with 13 crew from the Solong, but Mr Pernia could not be located. Article continues

below Mr Pernia was working in the forward deck of the Solong, in an area where the explosion took place. The collision happened at about 9.47am at 10.2 nautical miles from the nearest point

on the coast, a previous hearing was told. The 140m-long Solong is Portuguese-registered and was carrying about 157 containers. The Stena Immaculate is 183m long and was carrying jet fuel.

It anchored at the point of the collision about 15 hours before the impact. The Solong was travelling at about 15 knots when it hit the port side of the other vessel. We'll be bringing

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