Solong master jailed for six years over fatal tanker crash
- Judge calls Motin ‘a serious accident waiting to happen’ for flouting Solas by leaving bridge safety alarm turned off
- Killing of AB Mark Angelo Pernia was ‘wholly avoidable’ tragedy and ‘squarely’ the master's fault
- Capt Motin failed to sound alarm, slow down or start a crash stop before impact
Capt Vladimir Motin has been jailed for six years for gross negligence manslaughter. The court was told AB Mark Pernia would still be alive had the captain sounded the alarm before Stena Immaculate crash, which triggered a huge explosion and fire
