Russia says some of the 300 fishermen stranded on ice floe refused evacuation

Some of the 300 Russian fishermen stranded connected an crystal floe drifting successful the Sea of Okhotsk successful the Western Pacific person refused evacuation, Russia's exigency ministry said connected Wednesday.

A rescue cognition with helicopters and vessels has brought 109 of the fishermen ashore, but immoderate refused to beryllium rescued, the ministry said successful a station connected the Telegram messaging app.

"Some utmost sports enthusiasts are not going to permission without a catch, nether immoderate circumstances," the ministry said.

It posted a video showing fishermen walking connected snowy crystal distant from the rescuers. It was unclear wherefore truthful galore fishermen had gathered astatine the location.

About a 10-meter crystal ace formed from the Russian colony of Malki to the rima of the Dolinka River successful the Sakhalin region, mounting the fishermen adrift successful the Sea of Okhotsk, the ministry said earlier.

Winters successful the Sakhalin portion successful Russia's Far East, which comprises the Sakhalin Island and the concatenation of the Kuril Islands, are cold, snowy and long, often lasting much than 5 months.