The search for sailors from sunken ship Sinegorye has been resumed on October 30 in the Sea of Japan. The search is carried out by the Mashuk and the Orgelko tugboats. Besides, the Il-38 aircraft is ready to participate. This information has been provided by the press service of the Far East regional center of the Ministry of RF for Civil Defense, Emergency Management and Natural Disasters response, IA REGNUM reports. According to the officials, the north-west wind in the district is 7-12 m/sec., waves are 1-2 meters high, temperature of air is +13-15 degrees, water - +16-18 degrees.
On October 21, 2006, the Sinegorye dry cargo ship headed from Plastun (Russia) to Hong Shu (China) shipping 2,794 tons of timber (including 1,289 tons of deck cargo). On October 23, the cargo ship was damaged in a storm. The water got into the hold, and the crew had to jettison part of the cargo into the sea, pump the water form the hold and head to shelter port; however, it was forced to evacuate soon. Communication with the vessel was lost after 04:00 p.m. Eleven crew members were found alive during the rescue operation. Five persons died while two persons have not been found yet.