Shipping giant Svitzer Marine admitted to a string of health and safety failures yesterday that helped contribute to 2007's deadly Flying Phantom disaster.

Three men were killed in 2007 when the fog-stricken Phantom capsized in a 40,000-ton carrier's wake and sank into the freezing River Clyde.

They were captain Stephen Humphreys, 33, from Greenock, deckhand Eric Blackley, 57, from Gourock and engineer Bob Cameron, 65, from Houston.