93 m. ago Russian captain did 'absolutely nothing' to stop ship from 'obvious collision course' with oil tanker which killed one crew member, court hears

Vladimir Motin, 59, was on sole watch duty when his vessel smashed into the US oil tanker the Stena Immaculate, causing the death of Mark Angelo Pernia, 38.

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2 h. ago Russian captain caused death of seaman in ‘avoidable’ collision, court told

Vladimir Motin is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of manslaughter.

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2 h. ago Russian ship captain to blame for crewman's death in 'entirely avoidable collision'

Captain Vladimir Motin's ship the Solong collided into the US oil tanker the Stena Immaculate after leaving Grangemouth last year.

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5 h. ago Captain to blame for crewman’s death in ‘entirely avoidable’ collision – court

Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, died last March after the incident near the Humber Estuary.

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5 d. ago Major Scottish motorway A74(M) closed after multiple crashes in icy conditions

Motorists have been urged to avoid the area after multiple collisions due to treacherous conditions.

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1 week ago Road taped off in south Manchester after pedestrian struck by car in serious crash

Police asked people to 'avoid the area' following the major collision

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4 w. ago Pilot narrowly avoids ‘midair collision’ with US air force plane near Venezuela

JetBlue pilot calls incident ‘outrageous’ and says US military refueling tanker didn’t have transponder turned onA JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a US air force refueling tanker on Friday, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path.“We almost had a midair collision up here,” the JetBlue pilot said, according to a recording of his conversation with air traffic control. “They passed directly in our flight path ... They don’t have their transponder turned on, it’s outrageous.” Continue reading...

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last month JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids 'midair collision' with US Air Force tanker

A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force refueling tanker, and the pilot blamed the military plane for crossing his path

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