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Russian oil rig sinks, leaving many missing - CNN.com: "The investigation is looking into safety regulation violations during the towing of the platform and a disregard of poor weather conditions as the main reasons for the incident, as there was a strong storm in the area," the Investigative Committee said.
Officials said the Kolskaya had experienced technical problems even before the accident, and had been forced to pump water out of one of its air tanks due to a leak.
'via Blog this'
Emergency authorities have refused to presume the missing dead and stubbornly clung to hopes that more crew members could be found alive even after spending hours in the frigid waters of the Okhotsk Sea.
There was no immediate reaction from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who plans to reclaim his old Kremlin job in a March presidential poll. (AFP. Dec 19, 2011. HERE)
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/12/18/world/asia/russia-oil-rig/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_topstories+%28RSS%3A+Top+Stories%29
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/dead-40-missing-from-sunk-russian-oil-rig/story-e6frf7lf-1226226035774
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