Russias Emergency Situations Ministry evacuated 139 fishermen from an ice sheet that broke off from Sakhalin Island in the western Pacific on Wednesday.The ice sheet removed after a 33-foot (10-meter) fracture formed between the town of Malki and the mouth of the Dolinka River.Eyewitnesses said the fracture appeared suddenly, reaching 10 meters broad within minutes.
While some fishermen managed to jump across and remain on land, the rest wandered away on the ice floe lots of with their cars and trucks and snowmobiles, according to the Telegram channel Shot.Emergency authorities utilized helicopters and hovercraft to ferry the stranded anglers to safety in little groups.Videos published by the Emergency Situations Ministry reveal males being filled onto a helicopter for evacuation.
In one video, anglers can be heard refusing to leave without their catch.Authorities at first reported that 300 anglers were on the ice however later on modified the number to 139.
TheSakhalin regional branch of the Emergency Situations Ministry said authorities had actually cautioned citizens versus venturing onto the ice.A comparable occurrence took place in February 2024, when 82 fishermen were stranded on an ice sheet that broke off near the town of Starodubovskoye and wandered about half a mile out to sea.