The Russian ship's master who responded to the North Korean fishermen's call for help in the Sea of Japan in December 2017 was rewarded in Kamchatka.
The Pyotr Ilyichev ship's master Anatoly Pimenov was awarded the honorary mention by the EMERCOM Main Department in the Kamchatka Krai for rescuing the North Korean fishermen in distress.
According to the Department press-office, the North Korean fishermen were rescued on 10 December 2017 in the Sea of Japan. The Pyotr Ilyichev sailed to Pusan through the North Korean exclusive economic zone.
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| Anatoly Pimenov // Press-office of EMERCOM Main Department in Kamchatka Krai |
Korean fishermen were on board a wooden schooner knee deep in water. The Russian ship's sailor heard the cries for help and reported to the navigation bridge.
The ship's side was turned windward so that to protect the schooner against wind and waves. Then the ship drifted to the schooner. "Meanwhile, the deck crew prepared rescue equipment: a rescue net, a lifebuoy, a lifeline, and a pilot ladder. With the help of this equipment the crew managed to recover the fishermen on board: three of them were alive with frostbites caused by long-time stay in cold water, their companion died the day before. His body was also recovered on board Pyotr Ilyichev," the statement said. The rescued fishermen were later delivered to Vladivostok.
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| Anatoly Pimenov // Press-office of EMERCOM Main Department in Kamchatka Krai |
The distinguished fishermen are also expected to be granted the Russian EMERCOM medal "For the salvation of perishing on the waters".
