Before the crash, the sailors of the Onega ship managed to turn on the emergency buoy, but the ship capsized and sank. Details of the incident were disclosed in the emergency services, reports TASS .
According to the agency’s source, the ship banked when the sailors took out the tackle with fish. The trawler capsized due to icing, people were washed into the water, all 17 sailors were killed, he added.
Presumably, we are talking about an emergency beacon that transmits a distress signal. It can also be used to take bearings of a ship, people or aircraft on land or at sea.
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