Oil Rig Sinks Off Russia; 49 Missing
Oil Rig Sinks Off Russia; 49 Missing MOSCOW - An oil drilling rig that was being towed in a storm sank Sunday off the coast of Sakhalin Island with 67 people on board, most of whom are still missing.
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Rescuers found 14 survivors, 4 bodies and two life rafts floating empty in the frigid Pacific Ocean. The rig was not operating when it listed in high waves and sank.
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