Three sailors from a Russian cargo ship that is thought to have sunk in the Pacific off South Korea’s east coast were found alive Tuesday, and one was found dead, Russian officials in Vladivostok said.
The Sinegorye, with 18 crew members on board, is believed to have sunk in the Sea of Japan, according to the Russian Transportation Ministry. The ship, which was sailing around 80 nautical miles off South Korea’s east coast, sent out an SOS at 1:40 p.m. local time (6:40 a.m. Moscow time/2.40 a.m. GMT) Monday, before communications were lost.