Charges for violation of the navigation safety rules
Theowner ofthe missing Amurskaya freighter has been arrested onsuspicion ofnegligence leading tomultiple deaths, according to the Moscow Times.
Themanager is expected tobe charged with violations ofmaritime safety rules leading totwo or more deaths. Thecharges carry asentence ofup toseven years injail.
TheAmurskaya freighter was carrying acargo of700 tons ofgold ore when it went missing near theShantar Islands inthe Sea ofOkhotsk onOct. 28.
Search teams have found the wreck of the Russian bulker, which went missing in the Sea of Okhotsk late last month. Today, divers reached what was described as an “unidentified object” resting in 25 meters of water and initially spotted on Sunday, according to the Voice of Russia