Russian trawler sinking in Arctic, crew rescued


OSLO (Reuters) - A Russian trawler is sinking in Arctic waters off northern Norway and 19 crew members have been picked up by another Russian vessel, a Norwegian rescue official said on Tuesday.

"I can confirm that 19 persons have been picked up," Geir Mortensen, spokesman for Norway's Joint Rescue Coordination Centres, said on Norwegian commercial television TV 2 news.

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