Dozens dead as Russian trawler with 132 aboard sinks – Ice may be at fault

Dozens dead as Russian trawler with 132 aboard sinks – Ice may be at fault | Ice Age Now

Although there is the possibility that the vessel was carrying too much cargo, the main theory “is that a large body of ice shattered the vessel’s hull, sinking it,” said a source. The Interfax news agency echoed those words, saying that “drifting ice in the chilly Pacific waters may have played a role.”