It was learned on August 18 that three Russian sailors died in China
It was learned on August 18 that three Russian sailors died in China.
Consensus
- Three Russian sailors died in July-August in China.
- The sailors were members of the crews of two Russian fishing vessels.
- The two vessels were docked in the same port in Hebei province, China.
- Chinese authorities concluded the deaths were due to natural causes and excluded a criminal nature.
- The Russian embassy in China was notified by Chinese competent authorities about the deaths.
- The bodies of the deceased sailors are being transported back to Russia.
- The Russian embassy is in contact with the families of the deceased and ship owners.
- A separate forensic medical examination will be conducted in Russia to determine the exact causes of death.
Points of divergence
- One of the deceased was found unconscious in the ship's hold and attempts were made to resuscitate him; the cause of death remains undetermined. — vm
- One sailor was a radio operator, another was a first mate, and the third was a captain of a different vessel. — vm
- The wife of one of the deceased suspects foul play and claims her husband was forced to work in extreme heat in a cabin without air conditioning. — vm
- The temperature inside the ship's cabin could have reached up to 45 degrees Celsius. — vm
- The company initially claimed the death was due to heat, then changed the explanation to alcohol consumption. — vm
- Four residents of Vladivostok died on the ship under unclear circumstances. — vedomosti
- The wife of one of the deceased said three other deaths occurred on the ship less than a week before her husband's death. — vedomosti
- The company offered to cremate the body without autopsy, which the family refused. — vedomosti
Coverage (15 sources)
- Ships with deceased Russian sailors were docked in one Chinese port — Коммерсантъ
- Found unconscious in a cabin: in China they tried to save one of the Russian sailors — Вести
- Two vessels, on which three Russian sailors died, were docked in one port in China — Вести
- Death of three Russian sailors in China: why they died, will there be an investigation, what the embassy says — Вечерняя Москва
- No crime: the cause of death of Russian sailors in China has become known — РИАМО
- Two vessels with deceased Russian sailors were docked in the same Chinese port — Москва 24
- Russian Embassy named the cause of death of Russian sailors in China — Коммерсантъ
- Embassy commented on mysterious death of sailors from Russian ships in China — Вечерняя Москва
- Remains of three Russian sailors who died in China will be returned to Russia, TASS deputy chairman of the Sakhalin regional union of trade unions Yakov Maximov said... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Bodies of sailors who died on a Sakhalin vessel in China will be brought to Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- Remains of three Russian sailors who died in China will be returned to Russia, TASS deputy chairman of the Sakhalin regional union of trade unions Yakov Maximov said... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Bodies of two Russian sailors who died in China will be returned to Russia — Ведомости
- Remains of three Russian sailors who died in China will be returned to Russia, TASS deputy chairman of the Sakhalin regional union of trade unions Yakov Maximov said... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Bodies of deceased sailors of Sakhalin vessel in China will be delivered to Russia — Вести
- Bodies of two Russian sailors who died in China will be returned to their homeland — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- China
- Russia
- China
- RIA Novosti
- TASS
- Island Crab
- Sakhalin Regional Union
- Yakov Maximov
- Moscow
- Sakha
- Sakhalin Regional Trade Union Confederation
- Malokurilske
- Shikotan
- Hebei
- Donald Trump Also