Violent seas caused trawler's tragic sinking

A trawler which sank just hours after five fishermen drowned in a separate tragedy suddenly flooded and went down after being struck by violent seas, marine investigators said today.

Violent seas caused trawler's tragic sinking

A trawler which sank just hours after five fishermen drowned in a separate tragedy suddenly flooded and went down after being struck by violent seas, marine investigators said today.

Two crew members perished and two others miraculously survived when the Honeydew II rapidly capsized in stormy conditions off the south-west coast in January 2007.

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