Stormy weather in the region does not allow ships and aircrafts to continue the search for the disappeared dry cargo ship Amurskaya, the Far Eastern Regional Emergency Center said.
During the past five days of search operation three rescue vessels and aircrafts were scouring the search area of about 8,000 sq km, including 330 sq km of waters and 71 km of the coastline.
On October 28, the M/V Amurskaya, a bulk carrier laden with 700 tons of gold ore, issued a distress call in the area of Shantarsky islands in the Khabarovsk region. An emergency beacon of the vessel was sending signals of distress. There were nine or eight crew members, all Russian nationals, on board the disappeared ship.