Fishing boat sinks; 54 dead

At least 54 people have died and 15 others are missing after a Russian fishing vessel sank off the Kamchatka Peninsula, according to Russia's state-run Tass news agency.

More than 60 people were rescued Thursday from the water in Russia's Far East.

The Dalniy Vostok freezer trawler -- a commercial fishing vessel -- was carrying 132 people, the ministry said.

Of the people on board, 78 were Russians. The 54 others were foreign nationals from Myanmar, Ukraine, Lithuania and Vanuatu, according to the news agency.

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