As many as 10 people drowned after a Russian border patrol vessel capsized off the coast of Kunashir, a Russia—controlled island north of Japan, officials confirmed on Saturday.
The 10 passengers, among them members of Russia’s Federal Security Service — responsible for the country’s border control — and several maritime experts, were on their way to a larger ship off the coast of Japan when a wave caused the vessel to capsize.
Russian authorities confirmed that four bodies had been recovered thus far, news agency Itar—Tass reported.
The remaining six passengers are very unlikely to have survived the icy water temperatures, officials said.
