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Vladimir Motin was in charge of the Solong when it hit a tanker off East Yorkshire coast, leaving one man dead

The master of the container ship the Solong, which crashed into another vessel in the North Sea, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.

Vladimir Motin, 59, a Russian national, was in charge of the ship when it collided with a tanker carrying jet fuel on Monday about 12 miles (19km) off the East Yorkshire coast, leaving one man dead.