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Seven fishermen of trawler sunken in Sea of Okhotsk are in critical condition

Society Materials 2 April 2015 11:21 (UTC +04:00)
Seven of 60 rescued crew members of Far East trawler, sunken in the Sea of Okhotsk, are in critical condition as a result of severe hypothermia, a representative of the operational staff told RIA Novosti April 2.
Seven fishermen of trawler sunken in Sea of Okhotsk are in critical condition

Baku, Azerbaijan, April 2

Trend:

Seven of 60 rescued crew members of Far East trawler, sunken in the Sea of Okhotsk, are in critical condition as a result of severe hypothermia, a representative of the operational staff told RIA Novosti April 2.

"Severe hypothermia was observed among all rescued people," the statement said. "Seven people are in critical condition. They are unconscious."

"The victims have not been identified yet as most bodies are now on different ships, moving to the shore," the statement said.

Seven Azerbaijani people were on the board. All of them are the citizens of Russia, Magadan's regional department of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations told Trend earlier.

Far East big trawler sank in the Sea of Okhotsk, 300 kilometers from Magadan in the morning of April 2. According to preliminary data, there were 78 Russians and 54 foreigners on the shipboard. Some 117 of 132 people on board were raised out of the water (54 dead). The fate of 15 fishermen remains unknown.

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