In the Irish Sea search for missing Russian sailors - the crew of the wreck Swanland.
Merchant ship Swanland, owned British company with a Russian crew on board, was wrecked on Sunday night off the coast of North Wales, 37 miles north of Llyn Peninsula. Cargo ship carrying 30 tons of limestone.
Under conditions of strong wind and rough sea the hull has cracked, causing it sank.
Two sailors from the eight crew members were rescued. One of the pilots of the helicopter Sea King, which they picked up from life rafts, was the eldest grandson of Queen's Prince William, has informed the Ministry of Defence of Great Britain, the BBC reported.
The Internet video posted the helicopter, which is seen as the crew flies to the liferaft with the sailors, and is preparing to lift them on board.
Meanwhile, Sky News reports that a crew member found dead. Rescue operations at the crash site continuing.
At the moment the British and Irish rescuers continue to search for five crew members, as citizens of the Russian Federation.
Swanland cargo ship was in a severe storm and was damaged. The ship sank on the night of November 27 off the coast of Wales. The crew consisted of eight Russians. Two crew members were rescued. This sailor Vitaly Karpenko and second mate Roman Savin. In the rescue Russian sailors attended Prince William. It was also found the body of a deceased. According to ...
Missing are five members of the crew. This captain Yuri Shmelev, a senior engineer Gennady Meshkov, second engineer Mikhail Torchevoy, sailor Sergei Kharchenko and cook Oleg Andriets.
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