Swanland inquest: Verdict of death by misadventure
An inquest jury has returned a verdict of death by misadventure on six Russian crewmen who drowned when their cargo ship sank off the north Wales coast in November 2011.
- Ian Lang
Five bodies were never found after Swanland sinking
The chief officer of a cargo ship which sank in a storm off the Llyn Peninsula in November 2011 drowned, an inquest in Caernarfon has heard.
Two crew members were rescued. The chief officer's body was recovered from the sea. The bodies of the five other crew members have never been found.
The Swanland had been carrying limestone from Llanddulas to the Isle of Wight when she sank. The inquest continues.
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