A Russian freezer trawler with an international crew of 132 sank Thursday morning in the Sea of Okhotsk off of the Kamchatka Peninsula and at least 54 crew members were killed, rescue workers said.
Emergency services in Kamchatka, citing the head of the rescue operation, said 63 crew members were rescued and the fate of the remaining 15 from the Dalny Vostok trawler was unknown.
More than 25 fishing boats in the area helped to rescue the crew members, emergency services said in a statement on their website.
No cause for the sinking was given, but the Interfax news agency said drifting ice in the chilly Pacific waters may have played a role. Read more...
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