The Russian Pacific Fleet anti-submarine destroyer Admiral Tributs is heading to the Gulf of Aden to join an international anti-piracy mission there, the Russian Pacific Fleet spokesman said. The warship, accompanied by the Pechenega tank ship and a rescue tug, left its home port of Vladivostok at about 11:00 local time (00:00 GMT). The Admiral [...]
Tag: rescue
December 11, 2011
December 3, 2011
Two people die in trainer plane crash in south Russia
A pilot instructor and his student died in a crash of a trainer aircraft in southern Russia on Saturday, with technical malfunction cited as a preliminary cause, rescue services and transport investigators said. The single-engine plane operated by the local air club “Dostupnoye Nebo” (accessible sky) crashed outside Rostov-on-Don in the afternoon. The federal aviation [...]
November 24, 2011
Another fire on river boat in Moscow put out
The second fire in ten days broke out at the ill-fated Sergei Abramov river boat moored in Moscow, and was put out shortly after midnight Tuesday Moscow time, an emergencies service spokesman said. Another fire broke out late on Wednesday during post-fire works, presumably when flammable isolation materials caught fire during welding. It spread to [...]
November 17, 2011
South Korean ship ablaze off Russia’s Chukotka, one dead
A South Korean bulk carrier, the Oriental Angel, caught fire off Russia’s Far Eastern coast early on Thursday, a regional rescue official said. The vessel reported fire while off the Russian Far Eastern Chukotka Autonomous District at 4:40 local time [16:40 GMT Wednesday]. Its crew did not issue the distress signal. “Flour caught fire in [...]
October 29, 2011
Russian Black Sea fleet ship to take part in joint naval drills with Italy
The Smetlivy anti-submarine ship of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet will leave its home port of Sevastopol later on Sunday and head to the Mediterranean Sea to prepare for the Ioniex 2011 Russian-Italian naval exercise, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman said. The drill will take place in early November, he said. The Ioniex exercise is held [...]
October 28, 2011
October 18, 2011
Amnesia claim helps beating victim rescue himself from attackers
A man from the western Russian city of Veliky Novgorod miraculously survived a vicious beating in late August by convincing his attackers he had lost his recollection of the episode, investigators said on Monday. The man was attacked by three acquaintances who beat him, then attempted to strangle him and cut his throat with a [...]
October 15, 2011
World powers press Europe to fix crisis
The world’s leading nations have jointly put pressure on Europe, urging it to deal with its debt crisis in order to avert the risk of a new global recession. The call for action comes as G20 finance ministers conclude their meeting in Paris. The summit was centered on the Eurozone debt crisis, which has become [...]
October 9, 2011
Seven people aboard Russian missing helicopter alive
A Mi-8 helicopter that went missing in Russia’s Trans-Baikal area on Sunday has been found with all seven people reported alive, a spokesperson of the regional Emergencies Ministry said. “At 05:09 p.m. Moscow time (01:09 GMT) the missing helicopter was found, all the crew members and passengers are alive,” the spokesperson said, adding that over [...]
September 28, 2011
Greece Says Loans Will Prevent Default
Greece Says Loans Will Prevent Default The Associated Press Published: September 28, 2011 (Issue # 1676) PETROS GIANNAKOURIS / AP Protesters hold a giant flag outside the Greek parliament during a protest against austerity measures Tuesday. BERLIN — Greece will receive its next batch of bailout loans in time to avoid a disastrous default, the [...]
September 15, 2011
U.S. cautions Russia over joint naval drills with N. Korea
Any form of cooperation with North Korea should not jeopardize international efforts to convince Pyongyang to halt its nuclear weapons program, the U.S. State Department said. The Russian military said on Tuesday Russia and North Korea could hold joint naval drills in the Yellow Sea in 2012 with the focus on sea rescue and humanitarian [...]