SUNKEN SHIP: A cargo vessel was heavily overloaded and had been subject to “cost-cutting measures” when it sank off Bardsey Island, killing six crew members, an investigation has found. The Russian-crewed Swanland, which sailed under a Cook Islands flag, had not been properly maintained and was severely weakened by corrosion in the two years between its intermediate survey and the accident on November 27, 2011. The whole incident could have been avoided, investigators said.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:56:56 +0000
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