EXCLUSIVE: LONDON — GUILTY! A Russian captain’s CATASTROPHIC negligence ignited a floating inferno in the North Sea, killing an innocent Filipino sailor and revealing a SHOCKING pattern of maritime incompetence that puts the entire world’s oceans at risk.
The “avoidable” death of Mark Angelo Pernia, whose body was VAPORIZED in the collision-turned-fireball, exposes a terrifying truth: the invisible highways of global trade are in the hands of potential cowards and liars. Prosecutors proved Vladimir Motin, alone on the bridge of the *Solong*, didn’t just FAIL to act—he allegedly FROZE and then FABRICATED his story as his ship, packed with spirits and hazardous chemicals, barreled at high speed into a U.S. military fuel tanker carrying jet fuel for America’s armed forces.
For a FULL MINUTE of deadly silence captured on recordings, Motin did NOTHING to prevent the disaster, triggering an eight-day blaze that turned the sea into hell. The chilling audio from the stricken U.S. tanker—”This is no drill!”—is a permanent epitaph for a system that is BROKEN.
This is MORE than one man’s negligence—it’s a WARNING of geopolitical calamity waiting to happen. A single mistake with volatile cargo near critical infrastructure could trigger more than a fire; it could trigger a WAR. The ghostly silence on that bridge speaks volumes about the unregulated dangers sailing right past our shores.
As Motin awaits sentencing, his lethal inaction forces a harrowing question: how many other floating time bombs are out there, piloted by the next Vladimir Motin?
Author: Kayitsi.com
