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Seven dead, three missing in Russia ship blast
Rescue workers found seven bodies on Friday in the smouldering rubble of a civilian cargo ship in Russia's Kaliningrad region, a navy spokesman said.
- Agencies
- Published: 18:21 June 6, 2008
Moscow: Rescue workers found seven bodies on Friday in the smouldering rubble of a civilian cargo ship in Russia's Kaliningrad region, a navy spokesman said.
Ten workers had been missing following an explosion and fire on the Yenisei in dry dock at a naval ship repair factory in Kaliningrad, bordering Lithuania, Poland and the Baltic Sea.
"Ten were missing, seven found. The excavation is still ongoing and we expect to find the rest shortly," Captain Igor Dygalo said by telephone.
The navy has sent its commanding admiral to head an investigation into the incident.
Dygalo said it was too early to determine the cause of the accident.
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