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
Swanland crewman saw sinking ship 'begin to bend'
A Russian crewman has told of the last moments of a cargo ship which sank in a storm off the north Wales coast.
In a statement read out to the inquest crewman Vitaly Karpenko said he could see that the Swanland was slowly sinking and how a bend in the centre of the ship was growing.
"A wave came over us and all I remember after that is that I was trying to reach the surface" he said. He managed to swim to a life raft.
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