Helicopter of the Russian Emergencies Ministry during preparations for departure to help the crew of the sea vessel «Grigory Lovtsov» MOSCOW, 5 January. The crew of the Grigory Lovtsov cargo ship, sandwiched by ice in the Sea of Okhotsk, was evacuated, according to the Russian Emergencies Ministry. According to the Emergencies Ministry, on the evening of January 4, the Grigory Lovtsov cargo ship, 20 kilometers from the Shantar Islands, was caught in ice. Onboard there were eight crew members. The agency reported that the EMERCOM helicopter flew to the aid of the crew that sent the distress signal. «During the aerial reconnaissance, the Grigory Lovtsov ship was found by the MI-8 EMERCOM helicopter at the given coordinates. The sailors were delivered to the city of Nikolaevsk-on-Amur. The crew is in satisfactory condition. no help is required, «the message says. It is noted that the rescue operation took place in the dark, it was hampered by the wind and fragile ice that broke underfoot.» ship «, — concluded in the department.
