Overview
- Vladimir Motin, 59, was sentenced to six years for manslaughter by gross negligence after the MV Solong struck the anchored Stena Immaculate near the Humber Estuary on March 10, 2025.
- He will be eligible for release on licence after four years, following a jury conviction reached earlier this week.
- Prosecutors cited voyage data, CCTV and audio evidence showing the tanker was on Solong’s radar for about 36 minutes, and they said the bridge watch alarm system had been switched off.
- Filipino crewman Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, died in the ensuing fire and his body was never recovered, leaving a wife and two young children.
- Mr Justice Andrew Baker rejected Motin’s account as highly implausible, described him as a serious accident waiting to happen, and police and CPS officials emphasized the case’s avoidable nature and environmental risk.