| 11 fishing boat crew who had been stranded since October in a remote part of Russia's Far East have been rescued after sheltering nearly three months at an abandoned military base. The eight men and three women took refuge at the base after their small boats collided on October 10th. Their attempts to fix one of the boats did not succeed and they had to remain at the abandoned base where there were only flour and cooking fat. Other supplies of the base which were abandoned in 2003 included Christmas ornaments and the crew members put them up on a small tree inside their quarters. But supplies began running low, and early this week, five set off on foot across snowy fields. On Friday, after four days of treading, they reached a walking military radio station. The center called rescuers and helicopters were sent to take the 11 to the regional capital. |
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