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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.

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Swanland cargo ship inquest to open in Caernarfon

An inquest into the deaths of six men who died when a cargo ship sank off the Llyn Peninsula opens in Caernarfon this morning.

Six crew members died when the vessel sank in November 2011

The Swanland sank in 2011 after suffering a 'catastrophic structural failure.'

Accident investigators said it had been weakened by corrosion and hadn't been properly maintained.

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