Vladimir Motin, the 59-year-old master of the container ship Solong, has been charged with "gross negligence and manslaughter" after the vessel collided with another ship in the North Sea. The crash, which occurred on Monday about 12 miles (19 km) off the East Yorkshire coast, involved a tanker carrying jet fuel and resulted in one man's death. The Crown Prosecution Service reported that a Filipino national, Mark Angelo Pernia, lost his life in the collision. According to Humberside Police, a Primorsky, St. Petersburg Russian national is set to appear at Hull Magistrates' Court on Saturday.

“An investigation by Humberside police supported by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) into the collision between a tanker and a cargo vessel in the North Sea, off the coast of East Yorkshire, has resulted in a man being charged," as per a statement from the authorities. “The captain of the Solong vessel, Vladimir Motin, 59 years old, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, Russia, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter and been remanded in police custody to appear at Hull magistrates court tomorrow," they continued.

A Russian vessel collided with a US-flagged tanker, the Stena Immaculate, which was carrying jet fuel for the American military. The tanker had been anchored while awaiting space at a port in the Humber and had travelled from Greece’s Peloponnese region. The Crown Prosecution Service stated, "On Monday, 10 March, Humberside police received a report at around 11 am that a collision had occurred between the two vessels, resulting in one crew member being reported missing." “Extensive searches were carried out by HM Coastguard to locate the missing crew member, now presumed deceased. The family are being supported by specialist-trained officers and our thoughts remain with them at this difficult time," according to the statement.

The Solong was travelling from Grangemouth, Scotland, to Rotterdam, Netherlands, at approximately 16 knots when it collided with a tanker. The impact triggered several explosions, causing both vessels to catch fire immediately. Authorities rescued all 36 crew members, including Americans aboard the Stena Immaculate and Russian and Filipino crew members from the Solong. On Friday, Chief Coastguard Paddy O’Callaghan stated that both vessels were "stable," and salvors had boarded them to consider the damage caused by the accident.

“There are now only small periodic pockets of fire on the Solong which are not causing undue concern. Specialist tugs with firefighting capability remain at both vessels’ locations," he stated. “Regular aerial surveillance flights continue to monitor the vessels and confirm that there continues to be no cause for concern from pollution from either the Stena Immaculate or from the Solong," he further stated.