Russia, Kamchatka
Russian rescuers trying to save four stranded killer whales off Kamchatka
A group of Russian rescuers and volunteers were trying to save four killer whales stranded off the Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, dousing them with water and trying to push them into deeper waters,
Russia: rescue operation in Kamchatka for a family of stranded whales
Two days into a rescue operation in Kamchatka, in the Russian Far East, to free a family of whales stranded in the shallows in the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said.
Russian Rescuers Save Stranded Killer Whales on Kamchatka Peninsula
A group of Russian rescuers and volunteers successfully saved four killer whales stranded in a silted estuary off the Kamchatka Peninsula. More than 30 rescuers aided the whales, eventually leading them to deeper waters.
Russian rescuers save four stranded killer whales off Kamchatka, says SHOT news outlet
A group of Russian rescuers and volunteers have saved four killer whales stranded for hours off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east after leading them to deeper waters, the SHOT Telegram channel reported on Wednesday.
Rescuers Save 4 Stranded Killer Whales In Russia's Kamchatka: Report
A group of Russian rescuers and volunteers have saved four killer whales stranded for hours off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's far east after leading them to deeper waters, the SHOT Telegram channel reported on Wednesday.
Killer whales freed from stranding in Russia's Far East
Rescuers freed four killer whales stranded in an estuary in Russia Far East territory of Kamchatka said regional Minister for Emergency Situations Se
Killer Whales Get Stranded Again in Russia's Far East
A family of killer whales has again become stranded in a silted estuary in Russia's far east just hours after researchers helped the two adults and two calves into deeper water, the emergency ministry said on Thursday.
Video shows family of killer whales stranded in Russia
Video footage shows a family of killer whales stuck in shallow waters in eastern Russia as volunteers race to free them. The orcas have been stranded twice in two days.
Rescuers Working to Save Stranded Orca Whale Family in Russia’s Far East
A rescue operation to release a family of four killer whales from shallow waters off Far East Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula is continuing for the second day, emergency officials said Thursday. Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministrysaid Wednesday the two orcas and two calves were caught in a low tide in the Sea of Okhotsk.
Rescuers Save Stranded Killer Whales Off Kamchatka Peninsula
Russian rescuers and volunteers have successfully saved four killer whales, two orcas and two calves, stranded for hours off the Kamchatka Peninsula. Buzz60’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story.
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits near coast of Russia's Kamchatka, GFZ says
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck near the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region, on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
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Helicopter With 22 Aboard Goes Missing In Russia's Kamchatka
A helicopter with 22 people aboard, most of them tourists, has gone missing in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula in the far east, regional authorities said Saturday. "Today at about 1615 (0415 GMT ...
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Russia's vast Kamchatka Peninsula without internet, TASS reports
(Reuters) - Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula was without internet and with intermittent mobile communication on Tuesday after a land cable broke, state news agency TASS and the region's department of ...
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Where the Salmon Rule
This story appears in the August 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. The Kamchatka Peninsula, rugged and remote, is a vast blade of land stabbing southwestward through cold seas from the ...
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17 Bodies Found After Kamchatka Helicopter Crash
Rescuers on Sunday said they had found 17 bodies after a helicopter crashed with 22 people aboard in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula in the far east. The helicopter went missing shortly after takeoff ...
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Tourist helicopter carrying 22 goes missing in Russia's Kamchatka
A helicopter with 22 people aboard, most of them tourists, has gone missing in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula in the far east, regional authorities said Saturday. "Today at about 1615 (0415 GMT ...
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Russia’s Kamchatka Launches Night Patrols to Combat Roaming Bears
Authorities in the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia’s Far East have launched night patrols to address a growing ...