By nightfall, the active search in the area of ​​the shipwreck of the trawler “Far East”, suspended – Ekho Moskvy radio station

The operation will continue with the dawn, around 7:00 am local time. Progress of the rescue crew reported today Minister of Emergency Situations of Russia Vladimir Puchkov.

Let me remind you – at last count, 56 people were killed, more than 10 unaccounted for.

In the disaster area promptly arrived several ships, which were delivered to the victims. Later they moved to one big ship called “Andromeda”. As told Interfax crew member of one of the ships, sailors victims urgently need evacuation, because there is no required on-board equipment, and enough qualified doctors. We are talking about more than 60 sailors. All of them suffered from hypothermia. According to a source Interfax, several of those that managed to pull out of the water, died.

Today, however, the helicopter from Magadan could not pick up people – he made a reconnaissance aircraft. Victims should be taken to the hospital Magadan, Sakhalin and Kamchatka, – said a spokesman for the Minister of Health of Russia Oleg Salagaev

The sunken trawler “Far East” was not insured. As explained by one of the leaders of the Russian Fishery Agency, this is due to negative experiences with shipowners Russian insurance companies. However, all members of the crew had insurance. However, as stated by the Acting Governor of Sakhalin Oblast Oleg Kozhemyako, regional authorities and ship owners will have financial assistance to families of the dead sailors.

The official also noted that the technical condition of the vessel was normal. He pointed out that the crash could have been due to a lack of ballast. Understand this is the Far Eastern transport prosecutor’s office, which opened a criminal case. Investigators plan to interview the crew and management company of the shipowner. Details of the supervisory authority spokeswoman Elena Barsukov

Most likely, the ship capsized, – said Deputy Chairman of the Russian Seafarers’ Union, Igor Kovalchuk. In our air, he said that on the vessel were to be conducted special calculations by which it was possible to keep the trawler afloat.

Kovalchuk said that he was an old trawler and need to check in what condition he was kept. In turn, the representative of the shipowner “Magellan”, which did not specify his name and title, in an interview Layf.Nyuz noted that the trawler was in good condition and could lead to the collapse of errors captain.

Note that seen about 10 versions of the reasons for the shipwreck. From the very beginning expressed and the possibility of a collision with some object. This does not preclude the Chairman of the Union of Murmansk Trawl Fleet Vladimir Kudishkin. However, the explanation of the fact that for the object could lead to such a rapid flooding, he could not give.

In turn, Kudishkin does not believe that the ship could roll over when the sailors pulled the net to catch.
the victims of the shipwreck in Primorye and Sakhalin region will be mourning. This is done in a day when in Primorye will be delivered dead bodies.

Today has been developed yet another story of the tragic shipwreck in Russia. And this – half a minute after the advertisement.