Russian workers dragging Mikhail Pichugin ashore on Tuesday. He drifted in the Sea of Okhotsk for 67 days. AP | Photo Credit: AP
A Russian man was rescued after surviving more than two months in a small inflatable boat in the stormy Sea of Okhotsk, but his brother and nephew died, authorities said Tuesday (Oct. 25, 2024) Is.
The prosecutor’s office in Russia’s Far East said the man was rescued by a fishing vessel near the Kamchatka Peninsula.
It did not name the survivor, but Russian news reports identified him as 46-year-old Mikhail Pichugin, who was on a whale watching trip in the Sea of Okhotsk in early August with his 49-year-old brother and his 15-year-old brother. Had come out. Sal’s nephew. Their bodies were reportedly found in the boat when the Angel fishing vessel rescued Mr Pichugin.
Media reports said the three men traveled to Shantar Island, off the northwest coast of the Sea of Okhotsk, in early August. They went missing on August 9 after returning to Sakhalin Island.
Russian media reported that the three had a small amount of food rations and about 20 liters of water when their engine failed and they found themselves drifting.
He did not immediately explain how he survived in the Sea of Okhotsk, the coldest sea in East Asia and known for its typhoons, and how his brother and nephew died.
When the crew of the fishing vessel spotted the small inflatable boat on their radar, they initially thought it was a buoy or piece of junk, Komsomolskaya Pravda But they turned on the spotlight to make sure and were shocked to see Mr. Pichugin, the newspaper said.
Prosecutors said they opened an investigation into the incident on charges of violating safety regulations that resulted in the deaths.
published – October 16, 2024 07:51 am IST