Vessel sinks of wales coast - 5 missing - 2 rescued - 1 dead

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[danny]

A crewman on a cargo carrier which has sunk off the coast of north Wales has been found dead, coastguards have confirmed.

Five crew from the 81-metre (265ft) Swanland are still missing.

The ship, with 3,000 tonnes of limestone onboard, disappeared 30 miles north-west of the Lleyn peninsula.

Two RNLI lifeboats, with four search and rescue helicopters and two commercial boats, are taking part in the search.

Two other rescued crew members have been taken to hospital in Bangor.

The Swanland's crew raised the alarm at about 02:00 GMT...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15909625

[Captain Cadet]

not a good day for wales and the welsh  which i am welsh
Gary Speed our footy coach has died- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15911321
and - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15911321

[Rbsanford]

so now two ships have sank in my lifetime (first being that cruise ship that sank of the coast of santorini.)

[danny]

RB, I'll think you'll find far more than 2 ships have sunk during your lifetime. Theres a satistic somewhere that said 1 large vessel a week sinks.

[Rbsanford]

1 LARGE VESSEL A WEEK?? no way!

well its just two ships that have sank that i know of.

[Captain Cadet]

WHAT
one per week.
unless it means scraping
but co'mon  health and safty will not let it happen

[Rbsanford]

danny, whered u hear about the shipwreck a week  thing? fox news? wikipedia?

[dexter7]

I agree with danny. On the science channel I saw something that said three or four vessels sink per month, But the reason you don't hear of them most likely is that most of them go unreported..

[clanky]

The search for the remaining crew members has been called off, the coastguard will make a decision on whether or not to resume the search tomorrow morning, although by that stage it will be a search for bodies rather than survivors.  How very sad.

[danny]

Yes, its very saddening
there's an awful lot of speculation that the reason she went under was because she broke her back.

[clanky]

It would seem so, that's not unheard of with bulk carriers.

[Finn700]

I agree with danny. On the science channel I saw something that said three or four vessels sink per month, But the reason you don't hear of them most likely is that most of them go unreported..

Good place to see what's happening is ofcourse the classic Cargolaw (http://www.cargolaw.com/presentations_casualties.php).
Just scroll the window down to see.

[clanky]

An interesting read (http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworldnews%2F8273847%2FSea-no-evil-the-life-of-a-modern-sailor.html&h=bAQEbUh2PAQFzitwQMC_iX4Mgd7SG787bYbedqqlG_nhqrQ)

I think the figure quoted is 37 sinkings per year, and that is the ones which the owners (or someone) report.

[Finn700]

Regarding the Cargolaw reports there were 35+ ships which sunk from July to this day, so I'd say 70+ ships sunks in a year.