Divers have begun to inspect the interior of the sunken cargo ship Amurskaya in the Sea of Okhotsk.

First they are to determine whether any of the crew members who had been on board perished in the sinking.

Last Wednesday three divers descended to the sunken transport ship and found no bodies on the bridge. However, the divers were not able to enter the vessel.

The cargo ship Amurskaya, with hundreds of tons of gold ore, disappeared on October 28.

The vessel was found Wednesday at a depth of 25 meters near the Shantar Islands.

Judging by the lack of life rafts and other equipment it is possible that all nine members of the crew left the vessel.

Divers to get inside sunken Amurskaya freighter

Divers will attempt to get inside the sunken Russian freighter Amurskaya as the search for its crew continues.

The ship is lying at a depth of 25 meters. Earlier, rescuers examined its hull.

On October 28, the Amurskaya with the crew of nine sailed out of Kiran in the Khabarovsk territory and headed to the port of Okhotsk.

It was carrying more than 700 metric tons of gold ore, significantly more than its maximum load limit.

Experts say that the cargo could have been displaced during a storm could, causing the ship to overturn and sink.

No survivors in the Amurskaya disaster

Search teams have discovered the Amurskaya bulk carrier that went down off the Shantar Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk ten days ago.

Unfortunately, there is no sign of any survivors of the disaster.

Plane crews continue to scour the surrounding area.

The ship was carrying 700 tons of old ore.

Divers have begun to inspect the interior of the sunken cargo ship Amurskaya in the Sea of Okhotsk.

First they are to determine whether any of the crew members who had been on board perished in the sinking.

Last Wednesday three divers descended to the sunken transport ship and found no bodies on the bridge. However, the divers were not able to enter the vessel.

The cargo ship Amurskaya, with hundreds of tons of gold ore, disappeared on October 28.

The vessel was found Wednesday at a depth of 25 meters near the Shantar Islands.

Judging by the lack of life rafts and other equipment it is possible that all nine members of the crew left the vessel.

Divers to get inside sunken Amurskaya freighter

Divers will attempt to get inside the sunken Russian freighter Amurskaya as the search for its crew continues.

The ship is lying at a depth of 25 meters. Earlier, rescuers examined its hull.

On October 28, the Amurskaya with the crew of nine sailed out of Kiran in the Khabarovsk territory and headed to the port of Okhotsk.

It was carrying more than 700 metric tons of gold ore, significantly more than its maximum load limit.

Experts say that the cargo could have been displaced during a storm could, causing the ship to overturn and sink.

No survivors in the Amurskaya disaster

Search teams have discovered the Amurskaya bulk carrier that went down off the Shantar Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk ten days ago.

Unfortunately, there is no sign of any survivors of the disaster.

Plane crews continue to scour the surrounding area.

The ship was carrying 700 tons of gold ore.