Russian trawler captain dies aboard helicopter

MOSCOW. April 24. KAZINFORM The captain of the Russian trawler Koralnes that sank near Norway on Friday died aboard the Norwegian rescue helicopter on the way to the shore, Kazinform refers to ITAR-TASS.

The fishing vessel sank in the Norwegian Sea, 70 miles northwest of the port of Tromsoe, Norway, at 08:13 Moscow time on April 24. The crew was rescued, the Russian Transport Ministry?s rescue coordination centre said on Friday. Fifteen crewmembers were taken aboard the Russian fishing vessel Ostrov Valaam, and two - aboard the Norwegian helicopter, Kazinform cites ITAR-TASS. See www.itar-tass.com for full version.