Vladimir Motin, 59, the Russian captain of container ship Solong which crashed into a US oil tanker on Monday, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter as the crew member who died is named

On Monday, about 13 miles off the coast of East Yorkshire, the Solong container ship sailed into the US-registered oil tanker Stena Immaculate, which was carrying jet fuel for the US Navy.

The captain of a cargo ship that collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea has appeared in court charged with gross negligence manslaughter over the death of a crew member. The Portuguese-flagged Solong and US-registered tanker Stena Immaculate crashed off the East Yorkshire coast at about 10:00 GMT on Monday.