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Stricken Russian fishing boat sails through Antarctic ice af...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A Russian fishing boat that was stuck for 12 days while in danger of sinking in the frigid waters off Antarctica began a trek through 100 miles (160 kilometers) of sea ice to open water on Wednesday, New Ze [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Icebreaker reaches stricken Russian fishing vessel

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A South Korean polar research ship on Monday reached a leaking Russian fishing vessel that has been stuck in the frigid waters off Antarctica for the past 10 days, New Zealand officials said. The Sp [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Fishing firms allegedly bribed Russian officials

The Fisheries Agency began questioning on Tuesday the presidents of four fishing companies over allegations they bribed Russian government officials so they could catch more than their allocated quotas in Russia's exclusive economic [...]