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17 likely dead after Russian fishing boat sinks in Arctic Xinhua | Updated: 2020-12-28 18:39
MOSCOW - All 17 people missing after a Russian fishing boat sank in the Barents Sea are likely dead in freezing Arctic waters, media reported Monday.
Five ships have been deployed to search for the missing, but they have not been found yet, local news outlets reported, citing a spokesman for emergency services.
According to earlier local media reports, the fishing boat, the Onega, sank near the Novoya Zemlya archipelago with 19 people on board.
Among those on board, a sailor and a navigator have been rescued and their condition is satisfactory. All the crew members are Russian citizens, said the reports.
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Russian ship sinks in Barents Sea, fate of 17 people onboard unknown ANI | Updated: Dec 28, 2020 11:23 IST
Moscow [Russia], December 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia s Onegaship sank in the Barents Sea near the Novaya Zemlya archipelago with 19 people on board, of whom two were saved, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Monday.
According to preliminary estimates, the incident in Russia s north was due to the formation of ice. The crew consisted of 19 people. Two people were saved, the emergencies ministry said in a statement.
A search and rescue operation is being conducted. (ANI/Sputnik)
2020-12-28 10:36:00 GMT2020-12-28 18:36:00(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
MOSCOW, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) All 17 people missing after a Russian fishing boat sank in the Barents Sea are likely dead in freezing Arctic waters, media reported Monday.
Five ships have been deployed to search for the missing, but they have not been found yet, local news outlets reported, citing a spokesman for emergency services.
According to earlier local media reports, the fishing boat, the Onega, sank near the Novoya Zemlya archipelago with 19 people on board.
Among those on board, a sailor and a navigator have been rescued and their condition is satisfactory. All the crew members are Russian citizens, said the reports.