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| Swanland: Russian crew deaths' 'misadventure' | Swanland: Russian crew deaths' 'misadventure' |
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| A jury has returned a verdict of misadventure on six Russian sailors who died when the cargo ship they worked on sank off the Gwynedd coast. | A jury has returned a verdict of misadventure on six Russian sailors who died when the cargo ship they worked on sank off the Gwynedd coast. |
| Only two members of the MV Swanland cargo ship's crew survived when a wave hit the ship in November 2011. | Only two members of the MV Swanland cargo ship's crew survived when a wave hit the ship in November 2011. |
| The ship was carrying stones from Llanddulas to the Isle of Wight. | The ship was carrying stones from Llanddulas to the Isle of Wight. |
| It sank in 17 minutes and the crew did not muster after the alarm was sounded, reducing their chances of leaving in an orderly way. | |
| Leonid Safonov, 50, Mikhail Starchevoy, 60, Oleg Andriets, 49, Gennadiy Meshkov, 52, Yury Shmelev, 44, and Sergey Kharchenko, 51, all died. | Leonid Safonov, 50, Mikhail Starchevoy, 60, Oleg Andriets, 49, Gennadiy Meshkov, 52, Yury Shmelev, 44, and Sergey Kharchenko, 51, all died. |
| The inquest in Caernarfon heard that Mr Safonov's body was the only one recovered and a post-mortem examination showed he had drowned. | The inquest in Caernarfon heard that Mr Safonov's body was the only one recovered and a post-mortem examination showed he had drowned. |
| On the second day of the inquest, the jury heard the ship's cook was not seen after the alarm, and may have never left his cabin. | |
| Tony Brown from the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) told the jury the master could "perhaps" have given the order to evacuate earlier. | |
| He also said an abandon ship drill was not conducted regularly. | |
| A solicitor for the ship's owners produced a signed statement from survivor Roman Savin saying drills were regularly held, although the statement did not refer to abandon ship drills being held during the period October to November when he served on the ship for a second time. | |
| However, the solicitor accepted that the crew had not mustered as they should have done in an emergency on the night the ship sank. | |
| Speculating about what happened to the crew whose bodies were never found, Mr Brown said the master was on the bridge, the engineer had returned to the engine room and was not seen again. | |
| Mr Brown said; "Assuming they all had survival suits on, if they were clear of the bridge, they would have floated and been found or washed up. | |
| "Either they didn't get immersion suits on or they were trapped inside." |