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Arrested Russian Captain of a Cargo Vessel Involved in North Sea Collision Charged

Headline from Military.com, on the newest of 2 developments

British police said the Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker has been charged over the death of a crew member, who is missing and presumed dead.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Cargo ship captain arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over collision with U.S.-flagged tanker

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Arrested Russian Captain of a Cargo Vessel Involved in North Sea Collision Charged

    Headline from Military.com ·

8 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

27 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Cargo ship captain arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over collision with U.S.-flagged tanker (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    U.K. police say the Solong cargo ship's captain, identified by the vessel's owner as a Russian national, was detained on suspicion of negligent manslaughter.

  2. Newsweek

    Russian national was captain in North Sea ship crash (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The container ship Solong collided with the Stena Immaculate, a vessel that had been chartered by the U.S. military.

  3. The Guardian

    Man arrested over UK ship collision is Russian, owner says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Master of Solong, which was in collision with tanker, was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter

  4. Digital Journal

    Captain of cargo ship in North Sea crash is Russian: vessel owner (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The arrested captain of a cargo ship that hit a stationary tanker in the North Sea causing a huge blaze is a Russian national, the ship's owner told AFP

  5. KRDO

    Cargo ship captain arrested in North Sea collision with US-flagged tanker is Russian national, owner says (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — The captain of the Solong cargo ship who was arrested after crashing into a US-flagged tanker off the

  6. Al Jazeera

    Man arrested over North Sea ship collision a Russian national, says owner (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    British police are investigating the cause behind a crash between a cargo vessel and an anchored US fuel tanker.

  7. Digital Journal

    Captain of cargo ship in North Sea crash is Russian (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The detained captain of a cargo ship which struck a tanker chartered by the US military is a Russian national, the owners of the container vessel said

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Arrested captain of cargo vessel involved in North Sea crash is Russian, ship owner says (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The 59-year-old captain was arrested by police in northeast England on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence over the crash with a U.S. tanker.

  9. Military.com

    Ship Owner Says Arrested Captain of Cargo Vessel Involved in North Sea Collision Is Russian (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker is a Russian national who remains in U.K. police custody, the vessel’s owner said, as it emerged that the ship failed several safety checks last year.

  10. CNN

    Cargo ship captain arrested in North Sea collision is Russian national, owner says (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The captain of the Solong cargo ship who was arrested after crashing into an oil tanker off the English coast is a Russian national, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday, as maritime experts search for answers.

  11. NBC News

    Ship owner says arrested cargo vessel captain involved in North Sea collision is Russian (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker is a Russian national who remains in British police custody, the vessel’s owner said Wednesday.

  12. Fox News

    Detained captain of cargo ship that collided with US oil tanker is Russian national, ship owner says (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A Russian national was revealed to be the captain of the cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker off the coast of England.

  13. CBS News

    Russian captain of ship that collided with U.S. tanker charged with manslaughter (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Vladimir Motin, who was the master of the Portugal-flagged cargo vessel Solong, was charged with manslaughter.

  14. Digital Journal

    Captain of ship in North Sea crash charged with manslaughter (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The Russian captain of a cargo ship involved in Monday's crash with a tanker in the North Sea off the coast of England was charged Friday with gross

  15. The Guardian

    North Sea collision: master of Solong container ship charged with manslaughter (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Russian national Vladimir Motin was in charge of ship that collided with tanker carrying jet fuel, leaving one man presumed dead

  16. Local News 8

    Russian captain in North Sea ship crash appears in court on gross negligence manslaughter charges (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — The Russian captain of the Solong cargo ship that crashed into a US-flagged tanker earlier this week in the North Sea appeared in an English court on Saturday on charges of gross negligence manslaughter.

  17. Al Jazeera

    Russian captain in North Sea ship collision charged with manslaughter (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Vladimir Motin to appear in court over the death of a crew member after his cargo ship crashed into a US fuel tanker.

  18. Military.com

    Arrested Russian Captain of a Cargo Vessel Involved in North Sea Collision Charged (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    British police said the Russian captain of a cargo ship that collided with a U.S. tanker has been charged over the death of a crew member, who is missing and presumed dead.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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