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16 bodies found, 37 feared dead in Russian oil rig disaster

World Dec. 19, 2011 - 11:43AM JST ( 6 )

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FoxieDec. 19, 2011 - 10:09AM JST

My heart goes out to those victims. hat a terrible way to die in such freezing waters. This winter is unusually cold too, we have had temperatures of -18C up here in Hokkaido now almost every day and it is only December. RIP
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nandakandamandaDec. 19, 2011 - 01:56PM JST

Some recriminations going on behind the scenes about whether they should even have been out there in such appalling weather.

14 picked up by the ship that 'had been towing the platform'.... Hmmm... Difficult to work out exactly what happened, but presumably as it capsized they cut the hawsers? Capsized. Is it still floating then, but upside down? Or did it sink, I wonder?

Either way a truly horrible story. Hope we learn something psotive from this for the future.
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smithinjapanDec. 19, 2011 - 02:13PM JST

Geez... That's awful. And unless the missing found their way onto something dry and floating their chances of being alive are virtually nil. I hope we hear of some miracles. RIP to those who died, and my thoughts go out to those who survive them.
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nandakandamandaDec. 19, 2011 - 05:00PM JST

Ah, thanks JT for the updates. I wonder how many more lifeboats they will find. Let's hope for a miracle. Even one life is precious.
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Elbuda MexicanoDec. 19, 2011 - 06:19PM JST

Foxie is right, what a horrible way to die in such terrible cold conditions! RIP Russian dudes!
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ExportExpertDec. 19, 2011 - 11:50PM JST

A terrible disaster right on xmas, I hope if any of these russian oil rig workers run across kim jong on their passing they give him a clip round the ear.