Russian captain of North Sea crash ship in UK court

The Russian captain of a cargo ship which struck a tanker in the North Sea off the UK's northeastern coast appeared in court Saturday charged with gross negligence manslaughter. The US-flagged tanker, which had been chartered by the US military, was anchored off the coast of Hull in northeastern England at the time of the crash.

Russian captain of North Sea crash ship in UK court
The Russian captain of a cargo ship which struck a tanker in the North Sea off the UK's northeastern coast appeared in court Saturday charged with gross negligence manslaughter. The US-flagged tanker, which had been chartered by the US military, was anchored off the coast of Hull in northeastern England at the time of the crash.