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A Russian fishing boat with 19 people on board sank in the Barents Sea. According to the state agency Tass, two crew members of the trawler were rescued in the morning.
The fate of 17 other people is unclear. One of those rescued said that at least one fisherman had died. The dead had been thrown into the sea.
The incident occurred about 300 nautical miles from the city of Murmansk in the Barents Sea. The ship, approved in 1979, gave several distress signals, he said. The cause of the sinking was reportedly possibly a trawler freeze.
Minus 20 degrees
At the time of the sinking, there was a strong storm. It all happened very fast, said one survivor.
Several boats were sent to the scene of the accident to search for the missing persons. The two rescued were wearing wet suits, he said. In northern Russia, temperatures of minus 20 degrees and colder currently prevail.
