MediaFaro News Digest<p>Russian container ship captain charged with manslaughter.</p><p>The master of the container ship which crashed into the tanker in the North Sea has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.</p><p>Vladimir Motin, 59, a Russian national, was in charge of the Solong when it collided with the Stena Immaculate, carrying jet fuel for the American military, on Monday about 19km off the East Yorkshire coast, leaving one man dead.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250314-russian-container-ship-captain-charged-with-manslaughter?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250314</span><span class="invisible">-russian-container-ship-captain-charged-with-manslaughter?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthSea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/StenaImmaculate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StenaImmaculate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Ship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ship</span></a></p>
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McDonald_69<p>The captain of a cargo ship that collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.</p><p>Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, Russia, has been remanded in police custody to appear at Hull Magistrates' Court on Saturday, Humberside Police said.</p><p>The Portuguese-flagged Solong and US-registered tanker Stena Immaculate crashed off the East Yorkshire coast at about 10:00 GMT on Monday.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3y400xe2ro" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cp3y400x</span><span class="invisible">e2ro</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NorthSea</span></a></p>
Zougla.gr<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%CE%92%CF%8C%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%B1_%CE%98%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B1" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Βόρεια_Θάλασσα</span></a> Βρετανία: Για ανθρωποκτονία εξ αμελείας κατηγορείται ο πλοίαρχος του Solong που συγκρούστηκε με δεξαμενόπλοιο στη Βόρεια Θάλασσα <a href="https://www.zougla.gr/kosmos/vretania-gia-anthropoktonia-ex-ameleias-katigoreitai-o-ploiarchos-tou-solong-pou-sygkroustike-me-dexamenoploio-sti-voreia-thalassa/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">zougla.gr/kosmos/vretania-gia-</span><span class="invisible">anthropoktonia-ex-ameleias-katigoreitai-o-ploiarchos-tou-solong-pou-sygkroustike-me-dexamenoploio-sti-voreia-thalassa/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</span></a></p>
MediaFaro Analysis<p>North Sea collision: What tech was onboard the two ships and why didn't it prevent a crash?</p><p>As investigators continue to evaluate why the Stena Immaculate and the Solong collided in the North Sea, experts believe there are more questions than answers about what technologies were working at the time.</p><p>Why didn't they stop a collision?</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250314-north-sea-collision-what-tech-was-onboard-the-two-ships-and-why-didnt-it-prevent-a-crash?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250314</span><span class="invisible">-north-sea-collision-what-tech-was-onboard-the-two-ships-and-why-didnt-it-prevent-a-crash?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthSea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/StenaImmaculate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StenaImmaculate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
UnitedWeStand🇪🇺🌻<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Stena" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Stena</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ship" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Collision" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Collision</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Havarie" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Havarie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NorthSea</span></a> <br /><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Fire</span></a> </p><p>How likely is it that a ship anchored in daylight, which happens to be carrying fuel for the US Army, will be rammed by a tanker at full speed and at the same time have a Russian captain? Was that a coincidence?</p>
Jennifer Moore 😷<p>Informative thread about the ship crash near the Humber the other day.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/@DreadShips/114139851479430875" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.me.uk/@DreadShips/114</span><span class="invisible">139851479430875</span></a></p><p><a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Humber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humber</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthSea</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solong</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/StenaImmaculate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StenaImmaculate</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/shipping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shipping</span></a> <a href="https://scicomm.xyz/tags/allision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>allision</span></a></p>
McDonald_69<p>Watch moment cargo ship and oil tanker collide in North Sea</p><p>A thermal imaging camera has captured the moment a cargo ship struck an oil tanker in the North Sea on 10 March.</p><p>The video, captured by Orca AI, shows the Solong hitting the Stena Immaculate, before an explosion can be seen.</p><p>BBC Verify has geolocated the recording, and determined that it was captured onboard a nearby vessel, the Ionic Aspis.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/crlxe8yg33xo" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/videos/crlxe8yg33</span><span class="invisible">xo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NorthSea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solong</span></a></p>
Elke💚mit allen Tassen!<p>Frachter <a href="https://sueden.social/tags/solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solong</span></a> hat bezüglich Steuerung die Überprüfung nicht bestanden. Trotzdem ist sie munter unterwegs und knallt unter einem russischen Kapitän just in einen Frachter der Kerosin für die US Army transportiert. Behörden gehen nicht von Vorsatz aus. 🤔 <br>Polizei ermittelt gegen russischen Kapitän <a href="https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/schiffskollision-nordsee-kapitaen-100.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/s</span><span class="invisible">chiffskollision-nordsee-kapitaen-100.html</span></a></p>
Frode #Fella<p><a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23SoLong" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SoLong</a> and thanks for all the fish.
He could just be drunk, or...<br><br>RE: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2whlowi5jjjqrdrrj4lxh2lx/post/3ljzmq7337k2n" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2whlowi5jjjqrdrrj4lxh2lx/post/3ljzmq7337k2n</a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>Plot thickening.....</p><p><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/captain-of-solong-container-ship-involved-in-north-sea-crash-is-russian-national-company-says-13326888" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.sky.com/story/captain-of-</span><span class="invisible">solong-container-ship-involved-in-north-sea-crash-is-russian-national-company-says-13326888</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hull" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Hull</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NorthSea</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>The man arrested over the UK ship collision is Russian, the ship's owner says.</p><p>The arrested master of the Solong, a container ship that crashed into another vessel in the North Sea, is a Russian national, its management company has confirmed.</p><p>The 59-year-old was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter on Tuesday after Monday’s fiery collision off the East Yorkshire coast, which left one man presumed dead.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250312-the-man-arrested-over-the-uk-ship-collision-is-russian-the-ships-owner-says?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250312</span><span class="invisible">-the-man-arrested-over-the-uk-ship-collision-is-russian-the-ships-owner-says?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/StenaImmaculate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StenaImmaculate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthSea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a></p>
Catarina :mastodon_oops:<p>porque é que um barco com bandeira da madeira é comandado por um russo e tem tripulação russa e filipina? e porque é que os jornais não falam disto? <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solong</span></a></p>
Lennart<p>I følge <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> er kapteinen på lastebåten <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solong</span></a> som kolliderte med tankskipet <a href="https://snabelen.no/tags/StenaImmaculate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StenaImmaculate</span></a> utenfor England er russisk statsborger <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30mj5gq9d5o?at_format=link&at_bbc_team=editorial" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/c30mj5gq</span><span class="invisible">9d5o?at_format=link&at_bbc_team=editorial</span></a></p>
Hanse Mina<p>The arrested captain of the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solong</span></a> - the container ship involved in the crash in the North Sea - is a Russian national, the vessel's owner has said.</p><p><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/captain-of-solong-container-ship-involved-in-north-sea-crash-is-russian-national-company-says-13326888" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.sky.com/story/captain-of-</span><span class="invisible">solong-container-ship-involved-in-north-sea-crash-is-russian-national-company-says-13326888</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UK</span></a></p>
bikejourno<p>A Russian captain steering the freighter <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solong</span></a>: Speaking of a crazy coincidence, ey? <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> has been engaging in <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/hybridwarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hybridwarfare</span></a> for way too long. Enough! <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/StenaImmaculate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StenaImmaculate</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/12/captain-arrested-over-uk-ship-collision-is-russian-owner-says" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">mar/12/captain-arrested-over-uk-ship-collision-is-russian-owner-says</span></a></p>
Pekka Kallioniemi<p>SURPRISE SURPRISE! </p><p>Sky News reports that the captain of the <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solong</span></a>, the container <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/ship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ship</span></a> involved in Monday's <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthSea</span></a> crash, is <a href="https://defenseofliberty.social/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a>.</p><p>I bet some strongly-worded letters are being written as we speak.</p>
Transport Online<p>Opgepakte kapitein Solong heeft Russische nationaliteit</p><p><a href="https://www.transport-online.nl/78038/opgepakte-kapitein-solong-heeft-russische-nationaliteit/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">transport-online.nl/78038/opge</span><span class="invisible">pakte-kapitein-solong-heeft-russische-nationaliteit/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/aanvaring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aanvaring</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Noordzee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Noordzee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solong</span></a></p>
McDonald_69<p>Captain of Solong container ship involved in North Sea crash is Russian national, company says</p><p>The captain of the Solong - the container ship involved in the crash in the North Sea - is a Russian national, the vessel's owner has said.</p><p>The rest of the crew were Russian and Filipino nationals, according to shipping company Ernst Russ.</p><p><a href="https://news.sky.com/story/captain-of-solong-container-ship-involved-in-north-sea-crash-is-russian-national-company-says-13326888" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.sky.com/story/captain-of-</span><span class="invisible">solong-container-ship-involved-in-north-sea-crash-is-russian-national-company-says-13326888</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Solong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NorthSea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shipping" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>shipping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/accident" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>accident</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russia</span></a></p>
jomo<p>Solong, Solong, Solong, Solong, and thanks for all the fish!</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solong</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/StenaImmaculate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StenaImmaculate</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1906004/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1906004/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> What risks does the North Sea tanker collision pose to the environment? <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CargoShip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CargoShip</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MarineProtectedAreas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineProtectedAreas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthSea</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OilSpill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OilSpill</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OilTanker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OilTanker</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Solong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solong</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StenaImmaculate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StenaImmaculate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TankerCollision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TankerCollision</span></a></p>
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