Fishing boat with 24 seafarers adrift 60 nm off Tsugaru Strait
The Kamchatka trawler Alanet with the crew of Russian nationals on board, due to the main engine failure on Thursday is now dead in the water 60 miles off the Tsugaru Strait in the area of responsibility of Japan’s Coast Guard, RIA Novosti reports.
"Probably, the boat was en route from fishing, the main engine failed and she went adrift. The boat has the 24-member crew on board, cargo - frozen fish. Now we are in talks with the Japanese side on salvaging the ship, as it is the area of responsibility of Japan," said Port of Vladivostok harbor master Alexander Kuvshinov.