专四真题:2011年真题News Item Two
来源:沪江听写酷
2011-12-18 09:00
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state-run
ITAR-TASS
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state-run
ITAR-TASS
A Russian cargo ship with about 30 crew members aboard was in danger of sinking off Russia's eastern coast while stormy weather interfered with rescue efforts, state-run ITAR-TASS news agency said Friday.
Ice had formed on the outside of the ship, and the crew was chipping it off.
The crew sent out a distress signal, but there was no explanation of the problem.
Because of the severe weather, aircraft can't be used to rescue the crew.
According to ITAR-TASS, the vessel is about 90 miles from an oil rig where rescue vessels are based, while a tugboat dispatched from land was still about four times farther away.
The cargo ship had been on route to a fishing area when it experienced problems, the news agency reported.
The ship hauls fish from boats to ports.