russia rescuers find 17th body from sunken kolskaya oil rig
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today
Egypt Today, egypt today
Last Updated : GMT 09:07:40
Egypt Today, egypt today

Russia Rescuers find 17th body from sunken Kolskaya oil rig

Egypt Today, egypt today

Egypt Today, egypt today Russia Rescuers find 17th body from sunken Kolskaya oil rig

Moscow - Ria Novosti

Another body has been found at the Kolskaya drilling platform that sank while being towed to Sakhalin Island on Sunday, bringing the number of dead found to 17, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. The Kolskaya drilling rig was being towed in a severe storm when it overturned and sank some 200 km (125 miles) off Russia's Sakhalin Island early on Sunday. Of the 67 people onboard, 14 have been rescued and 36 more are listed as missing. The death toll now stands at 17 people. The ice-breaker Magadan and the rescue vessel, Atlas, as well as a Mi-8 helicopter are involved in the ongoing search operation, the regional Emergencies Ministry said in a statement. “The weather conditions in the search area are favorable, though they are going to worsen by evening.” Investigators name the violation of safety rules, technical mishaps of the rig and weather conditions among the possible causes of the tragedy. The drilling rig, built in 1985 in Finland, was carrying out work under a contract with energy giant Gazprom. The rig, which is 69 meters long and 80 meters wide, can accommodate up to 102 people. Arktikmorneftegazrazvedka, the company that owns the rig has said the families of each of those who perished in the tragedy will receive at least 3 million rubles ($93,640) in compensation.

egypttoday
egypttoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

russia rescuers find 17th body from sunken kolskaya oil rig russia rescuers find 17th body from sunken kolskaya oil rig



 
 Egypt Today Facebook,egypt today facebook  Egypt Today Twitter,egypt today twitter Egypt Today Rss,egypt today rss  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube  Egypt Today Youtube,egypt today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday egypttoday egypttoday
egypttoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
egypttoday, Egypttoday, Egypttoday