Rescuers evacuated 40 fishermen from the ice floe to the shore in the Sakhalin region
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Rescuers evacuated to the shore 40 fishermen in the Sakhalin region, caught on a breakaway ice floe. A Mi-8 helicopter was sent for evacuation, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. According to the agency, the rescue operation was carried out “in difficult weather conditions, with strong winds.”
An ice floe with fishermen broke away near the village of Lesnoe. The Ministry of Emergency Situations sent a ground group of rescuers and employees of the state inspection for small boats to the scene. In total, 14 people and 11 pieces of equipment were involved, reported on the website of the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations. Office warnsthat access to the ice off the southeastern coast of Sakhalin is extremely dangerous.
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