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Russian ministry to contact relatives of sailors from Far East sunken trawler

Other News Materials 2 April 2015 12:51 (UTC +04:00)
The rescuers will phone the relatives of sailors from the Far East sunken trawler in the Sea of Okhotsk and inform them about the crew members’ health condition, the head of the main department of the Sakhalin area under the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations Taymuraz Kasayev said, RIA Novosti reported April 2.
Russian ministry to contact relatives of sailors from Far East sunken trawler

Baku, Azerbaijan, April 2

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The rescuers will phone the relatives of sailors from the Far East sunken trawler in the Sea of Okhotsk and inform them about the crew members' health condition, the head of the main department of the Sakhalin area under the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations Taymuraz Kasayev said, RIA Novosti reported April 2.

"Far East" fishing trawler sank overnight in the sea of Okhotsk off the eastern Russian peninsula of Kamchatka. The 132-person crew was made up of 78 Russians and 54 citizens of other countries. At least 54 people have died and 15 are missing. The rescued people are suffering hypothermia. The captain and chief mate died.

"The information about the crew is being specified," he said. "We will phone all relatives and inform them about the crew members' health condition. According to the preliminary data, there were 28 residents of Sakhalin on board."

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.

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