Cambodia-registered ship with Russian-Ukrainian crew overturns in Sea of Japan [PHEW! It used to be once-a-month problem when somewhere in the world a Cambodian-registered vessel malfunctions or is a vehicle for crimes, now only once every 2 years!]

Cambodia-registered ship with Russian-Ukrainian crew overturns in Sea of Japan

ITAR-TASS | 4 September 2014

One man has been reported missing

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VLADIVOSTOK, September 04. /ITAR-TASS/. One man has been reported missing as a Cambodian-registered vessel with Russian-Ukrainian crew overturned and sank in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) on Thursday, an officer on duty at Russia’s state rescue centre said.

[Not at all a problem of corruption, officials handing out registration to foreign ships like hotcakes, as according to our Kingdoom Pime Mister, Kingdoom officials don't engage in corruption, or hardly, only businesses]

 

The search operation is being conducted by the Russian ship Aldan, a Japanese patrol boat and South Korea’s Golden Shake vessel.

The general cargo vessel Poline sailing under the flag of Cambodia loaded with timber was en route from Russia’s port of Plastun in the Primorsky Territory to China, when she overturned in conditions of a heavy storm. According to preliminary information, nine members of the ten-member crew - nine Russians and one Ukrainian national - had escaped to rescue rafts before the vessel overturned. Later, the sailors were saved by other vessels that reached the site of the accident.

The Poline measuring 83 metres in length was built in Finland in 1981. Its carrying capacity is 3,085 tonnes.