As Upstream went to press, 16 people were confirmed dead but the death toll seemed certain to rise, with 37 crew members still listed as missing. Only 14 people were initially rescued out of the 67-strong crew on board at the time of the sinking. Lifeboats have been recovered but with no-one on board. The authorities said the rig, which was under tow, suffered a rapid water ingress during the storm, sinking in less than an hour.
Russian industry rocked by Kolskaya rig tragedy
THE authorities in Russia are trying to come to grips with the worst tragedy ever to hit the country's offshore industry, with 53 personnel presumed dead after the state-owned jack-up drilling rig Kolskaya capsized and sank during a storm in the Okhotsk Sea last weekend.
23 December 2011 2:15 GMT
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23 December 2011 2:15 GMT
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