Search continues for five missing crewmen

FIVE crewmen missing off a sunken cargo ship have been the focus of a large-scale air and sea search operation in the Irish Sea.

One crewman has already been found dead by the Waterford-based coastguard helicopter and two men were rescued earlier. They were in good condition and were taken to hospital in Bangor for checks.

The sailors, who are believed to be Russian, were on the MV Swanland when it got into trouble at 2.03am yesterday in force-eight gales and waves that rose above 25ft.