A search for five Russian seafarers missing after the general cargoship Swanland sank in gales in the Irish Sea has been suspended overnight.

One of the rescued crewmen waves to attract an RAFhelicopter.
Two crew from the vessel have been rescued by RAF helicopter and a body recovered from the sea leaving five unaccounted for.

The 3,150-dwt Swanland (built 1977) appears to have suffered a catastrophic hull failure while carrying a full cargo of limestone.

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