Survivors on raft found subsequently Russian grease rig sinks
Fourteen others were rescued.establishment alleged the rig was suspended roughly speaking 200 kilometers 124 miles from Sakhalin Island north of Japan and northeast of fine china.It was drilling a well not far off from 3,500 meters 11,480 feet deep, RIA-Novosti believed.Taimuraz Kasayev, a spokesman in support of the regional emergencies service, told RIA-Novosti on Sunday the accident poses veto environmental danger for the reason that the rigs fuel stocks were hermetically sealed and would not spill.The television channel Russia at present reported with the aim of the rig was being towed into spot after pumps abortive, causing it to take on fill up and sink.CNNs Joseph Netto contributed to this story.