Motin replied if he had then the Solong was likely to have hit the US tanker where the crew accommodation was located as opposed to the cargo compartments and the …
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In his evidence, Motin said he had sighted the ship and went to switch to manual control of the steering, but it did not work and he had crashed into …
"It would have been blindingly obvious to him that he had pressed the wrong button, and how to rectify it if that is what happened," the prosecutor said.
There was broad agreement at Holyrood that the US had been right to seize the vessel but some disquiet about the fate of its captain and crew.
Motin replied he did not remember and could not recall if he had seen an anchor chain. He argued it may have been hidden by a silhouette or could have …
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