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Hundreds of Russian fishermen rescued from ice floe

03 Feb 2007 09:24:39 GMT
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MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Hundreds of fishermen were rescued from an ice floe in Russia's Okhotsk Sea on Saturday and efforts were continuing to reach another 70.

An Emergencies Ministry spokesman said rescue workers used helicopters and rubber boats to reach the fishermen after the floe drifted away from the coast in strong winds.

"We've rescued 356 people. About 70 people are still there. We are expecting to finish the operation in about an hour," the spokesman said.

Residents of Sakhalin and other regions in the far east -- historically Russia's poorest -- rely heavily on fishing in Pacific waters to make ends meet.

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