Off the coast of Kamchatka in the sea of Okhotsk in 330 km on West from the village Krutogorovsky and 250 km South of the city of Magadan sank the trawler "far East", on Board of which was 132 inhabitant of our planet. Specialized services are conducting a rescue operation and literally caught sailors from the water.
The signal that happened in the sea is a harsh crash, was admitted to the specialized services at approximately 8:30 local time. Up to this point, the trawler "far East" has managed to completely go under water, so rapid was his immersion.
The disaster area consists of more than 10 vessels of various classes, which appealed to the rescue operation. Later their number increased up to 3 x 10-s. "According to the information received, the crew had to wear life jackets," said emergency services. However the result of low water temperature, plus about 2 degrees, and waves up to five feet, the safety of the inhabitants of our planet is exposed to substantial risk.
Rescuers managed to get out of the water 63 people, they all need medical care. "Fishermen received a powerful hypothermia due to the fact that long in the cold water, the temperature of which does not exceed plus 2 degrees. 1 a person is in a very difficult condition," TASS quoted an anonymous source in the main emergency Department of the Kamchatka territory.
"On the water in the area of the crash was found 8 liferafts, but only 4 of them were men. Other victims were in the water and it received a powerful hypothermia," added adept Maritime rescue coordination sub-centre.
In addition to 63 surviving crew members, were raised from the water body 54 of the victims. The fate of 15 persons unknown. "Today, in fishing area search and rescue operations carried out 26 fishing vessels. In the EMERCOM of Russia opened a hotline for friends and relatives of the dead and injured sailors. Call toll free number 8-800-775-17-17 is possible to obtain the desired reference information and assistance specialists in psychology. In the Main Department of EMERCOM of Russia in the Sakhalin region in addition employs a telephone "hot line" 8-4242-72-99-99", says the news of the Main Directorate of MOE Russia for the Primorye territory.
The Pacific fleet is ready to provide your own ships and aircraft to help the rescuers. "We typically send forces searching operations on request from the rescue, but until they come to us for support is not addressed. If a request from them will still be, we are ready to bring to the place of the search and aircraft, and ships are all that is required," said the adept fleet.
According to our information, the crash could be a result of a violation of the rules of operation - the flooding started in the time of the compilation of the trawl weighing about 100 tons. Another version is that the MOE called more potential, was the fact that the trawler could get damaged in a collision with drifting ice. Possible version conflict vessel with an obstacle called and official dealer of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin.
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