Sinking of Dalniy Vostok
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The Russian-flagged fishing trawler Dalniy Vostok (Russian: «Дальний Восток» [ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐsˈtok]; "Far East") sank on 1 April 2015, off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in the Sea of Okhotsk. Fifty-seven of the ship's 132 crew members were confirmed dead, with rescue operations underway for survivors.[citation needed] The freezer trawler sank 183 nautical miles (330 kilometers) west of Krutogorovsky, a settlement in Kamchatka's Sobolevsky District.[1]
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Date | 1 April 2015 |
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Location | Russia Sea of Okhotsk |
Also known as | Stende (until 2014) |
Participants | 132 |
Outcome | Ship sank, 63 rescued |
Deaths | 57 |
Missing | 12 |
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Sixty-three crew members were rescued by other fishing vessels,[2][3] and 12 remain missing.[citation needed] Although recovery efforts continued on 3 April, the TASS news agency reported that it was believed that the missing drowned in the engine room, and that all survivors had been rescued.[4]