Russian captain ‘did nothing’ to avoid US tanker crash, UK prosecutors tell trial

The captain of a container ship that crashed into a U.S. tanker off Britain’s east coast last year did “absolutely nothing” to prevent an avoidable and fatal collision, British prosecutors said on Tuesday as his trial over a crew member’s death began. Russian national Vladimir Motin, 59, was captain of the Portuguese-flagged Solong which was …

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