Captain tried to change course before ship hit US oil tanker

The Russian captain of a container ship which crashed into a US oil tanker claims he tried to change course when he was one mile away but was unsuccessful, a court heard. Vladimir Motin, 59, was the captain of Portuguese cargo ship the Solong which crashed into US oil tanker the Stena Immaculate off the east coast of Yorkshire on 10 March last year. Filipino national Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, is presumed dead after his body was never recovered. The…