BFF-17 17 people missing after fishing boat sinks in Barents Sea: news agencies

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17 people missing after fishing boat sinks in Barents Sea: news agencies

MOSCOW, Dec 28, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Seventeen people were missing Monday and two were rescued after a Russian fishing boat, the Onega, sank in the Barents Sea, the emergencies ministry said.

“The crew consisted of 19 people. Two people were rescued,” the emergencies ministry said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies.

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