A Russian ship with 18 crewmen on board sank in the Sea of Japan on Monday amid heavy storm, the Russian Transport Ministry said. The fate of the seamen was unknown.
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Sinegorje, with a lifting capacity of 3,300 tonnes, signalled SOS at 1:40 p.m. local time (0240 GMT), but radio contact with it was lost when the ship was about 250 km the nearest seaport, the ministry said.
A South Korean patrol ship, a Panamanian ship, and an Israeli freight ship nearby rushed to help.
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