Russian fishing trawler capsizes in freezing Barents Sea, 17 feared dead
A rescue operation for the missing fishermen stretched well into Monday evening but chances for their survival are considered slim
28 December 2020 • 5:00pm
The Onega fishing trawler capsized and sank in the Barents Sea on Monday
Credit: Alexander Kokorin/AP
A Russian fishing trawler capsized and sunk in the middle of a storm in the Barents Sea on Monday, with 17 of its 19-member crew feared dead.
The Onega ship sank off the coast of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago early Monday morning , Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said.
Two men wearing wet suits were rescued by a ship which was in the area when it received their mayday call four minutes before Onega went off the radar.
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