Six missing after ship sinks in Irish Sea

Six people are missing today after a ship sank in the Irish Sea, the coastguard said.

A mayday call was sent out from the Swanland cargo ship at around 2am this morning from 20-miles north-west of the Llyn peninsula in north Wales after the hull cracked.

Two people have been recovered from the water but six are still missing, the Holyhead Coastguard said.

A spokeswoman said: “We had a mayday call at just after 2am this morning and it was for cargo ship with eight people onboard.

“It had a cracked hull so some other vessels went to the scene and they provided shelter for the people that were in the water.

“Two helicopters and two life boats were sent to the scene. Two people have been recovered from the water and we are still searching for six.