Russian ship captain faces jail for killing crew member

The Russian captain of a container ship which crashed into a US oil tanker killing one of his own crew is facing jail. Vladimir Motin, 59, was the captain of Portuguese cargo ship the Solong which ploughed into US oil tanker the Stena Immaculate off the east coast of Yorkshire on 10 March last year. Filipino national Mark Angelo Pernia, 38, who was working at the front of the vessel, is presumed dead after his body was never recovered. The…