The Russian captain of a ship involved in the North Sea crash has appeared in court.
Vladimir Motin, 59, of Primorsky, St Petersburg, was remanded into custody after appearing at Hull Magistrates’ Court on Saturday.
He has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter.
Motin had been captain of the Solong, a container ship, that was involved in a crash with the US-registered oil tanker the Stena Immaculate.
One member of the Solong crew is believed to be dead.
He has been named by the Crown Prosecution Service as 38-year-old Filipino national Mark Angelo Pernia.
The crash took place about 13 miles off the Yorkshire coast and saw dozens of people forced to abandon the vessels as they caught fire.
A large search and rescue operation was launched to bring the crew members back to shore.
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