"Mark Pernia, a Philippines national, was lost at sea and presumed dead after the Solong cargo ship collided with the Stena Immaculate, which was carrying 220,000 barrels of high-grade aviation fuel, triggering a fiery blaze. The Solong's captain, Vladimir Motin, was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence by a UK court. Motin, who had pleaded not guilty, will be sentenced on Thursday. When the trial started last month, Prosecutor Tom Little told jurors that Motin did "absolutely nothing" to prevent the collision."
"The prosecutor added that the Solong had been on course to hit the Stena Immaculate for more than 30 minutes before the North Sea collision. The prosecutor added that the Solong's alarm system had been switched off, and the crew of both ships were given no warning of an imminent collision. The Portuguese-flagged Solong was heading from Grangemouth in Scotland to Rotterdam in the Netherlands."
A container ship, the Portuguese-flagged Solong, collided with the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate in the North Sea, triggering a fiery blaze. One sailor, Mark Pernia, was lost at sea and presumed dead after being tossed into the sea. The Stena Immaculate was carrying just over 220,000 barrels of high-grade aviation fuel. The Solong's captain, Vladimir Motin, was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence by a UK court and will be sentenced on Thursday. Prosecutors said the Solong had been on a collision course for more than 30 minutes, its alarm system was switched off, and crew received no warning. Audio from the Solong's bridge documented casual conversation up to an hour before the crash and an abrupt silence interrupted by the loud impact. The collision caused both vessels to catch fire and prompted a large offshore rescue operation.
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