In the Sakhalin region of Russia, efforts are underway to rescue 300 fishermen stranded on ice in the Sea of Okhotsk, the regional headquarters of the Russian Emergencies Ministry reported.
"On the afternoon of February 12, the Crisis Management Center of the Main Directorate of the Emergencies Ministry received a message that a crack up to 10 meters wide had formed in the Korsakovsky region from the village of Malki to the mouth of the Dolinka River, 2.5 kilometers from the coast. According to preliminary information, there are about 300 amateur fishermen on the ice field," the press service said in a statement.
A rescue operation is underway, which involves a hovercraft, and a Mi-8 helicopter is preparing to take off from the airport in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.