"The number of specialists has been increased to 1,400 people. Twenty six sea vessels are searching for the missing crew members," the spokesperson said.
Earlier, the spokesperson told RIA Novosti that 800 people and 17 pieces of equipment were involved in the search and rescue operation.
There were 132 people on board the Dalniy Vostok trawler, including 78 Russians and 54 foreign nationals, when it sank in the Sea of Okhotsk around 300 kilometers, or 186 miles, from the Russian port city of Magadan at about 20:40 GMT on Wednesday, according to a local emergencies source.
At least 54 of them died in the accident, the source told RIA Novosti on Thursday, while 63 have been rescued. The fate of the remaining 15 people is still unknown.
The trawler was carrying over 20 metric tonnes of fuel, according to a spokesperson of the Far Eastern division of the Russian Emergencies Ministry. The spokesperson told RIA Novosti that there appeared to be no danger of a fuel leak.
A criminal investigation has been launched into the accident to determine the cause of the Dalniy Vostok trawler sinking.
[sputniknews.com]
2/4/15
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Le chalutier russe Dalny Vostok (Extrême-Orient) a coulé dans la mer d'Okhotsk jeudi soir, faisant plus de 50 morts...
ReplyDeleteLe chalutier avec 132 personnes à bord, dont 54 ressortissants étrangers, a fait naufrage à 300 kilomètres de la ville de Magadan. Les autorités du Territoire du Kamtchatka ont précisé à RIA Novosti que 42 ressortissants de Birmanie, cinq Vanuatais, quatre Ukrainiens et trois Lettons se trouvaient à bord du Dalny Vostok.
Selon une source proche de la situation, le navire n'a pas envoyé de signal de détresse avant de couler. Une porte-parole de l'antenne locale du ministère des Situations d'urgence a fait savoir que le naufrage pourrait avoir été provoqué par des "conditions difficiles liées aux glaces"...............http://fr.sputniknews.com/international/20150402/1015440593.html#ixzz3W8q8S08c
4/2/15