INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A freight ship capsized off the coast of Far East Russiaâ $ s Sakhalin island, eliminating a minimum of two crewmen, the state-run Interfax
news agency reported Friday, mentioning emergency situation services.Earlier, Sakhalin area Governor Valery Limarenko stated the Grigory
Lotsov, which was packed with crushed stone and sand, sank off the coast of Sakhalinâ $ s Korsakovsky District. Limarenko said 7 crewmen
were on board the vessel when it capsized, and rescuers handled to conserve 3 of them. Interfax, citing emergency situation services,
later reported that rescuers discovered the bodies of at least two of the four missing out on crewmen, with the search for the two remaining
sailors ongoing.Law enforcement authorities in Russiaâ $ s Far East said the Grigory Lotsov capsized at around 2:00 p.m
regional time Friday as it approached a port in the Sakhalin region
Authorities launched an examination into the sinking.Photos released by law enforcement revealed the upturned hull of the freight ship in
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