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Information has been received about the ship “Onega” that sank due to ice formation in the Barents Sea area near New Land in the Arkhangelsk region. The ship was fishing, “the Interfax news agency was quoted as saying by the ministry’s press service.
The service received a disaster report on Monday around 7:30 pm. local time (6 hours 30 minutes Lithuania).
Other fishing boats were rescued by two of the 19 crew, authorities said.
“The ship is owned by a Murmansk registered private individual. After the accident, the crew sent an alarm several times, in automatic and manual mode, “a source told Interfax.
According to him, the ship, which has been in use since 1979, sank about 300 nautical miles (556 km) from Murmansk.
“When help arrived, the fishing boats pulled out two live crew members. They were wearing wet suits. There is no captain among them. They don’t know anything about the remaining crew, “added the source.
More ships were dispatched to record the disaster site.
Russia’s investigation committee said it had launched a criminal investigation into the alleged violation of maritime safety rules.
Sudden disaster
The rescued Onega crew members said they saw at least one person killed in the sinking of the ship.
According to those rescued, a crew member died and his body was washed in the sea. Others [įgulos narius] they lost sight of the sinking of the ship, “an informed source told Interfax.
He added that the accident happened suddenly, so the crew did not have time to use the rescue equipment.
“The disaster occurred during a severe storm when the crew lifted the net with the catch. They all wore wetsuits, but no one managed to wear life-saving gear. People were simply dragged from the deck to the sea, ”the source said, citing the sailors.
According to him, due to the strong winds and gusts in that area of the Barents Sea, there is little hope of finding any more remaining crew.
“There is a strong wind, storm and a cold of about 20 degrees below zero at the place of the drowning. At the time of the sinking, the peaks reached -30 ° C. There is hardly any way to survive in such conditions, even with wetsuits, “said the Interfax interlocutor.
According to him, the rescued sailors suffered frostbite, but there is no danger to their lives.
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