The wife of a sailor who disappeared in China told about the disappearance of other people from the ship

The wife of a 25-year-old sailor from Primorsky Krai, who disappeared in Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China, said that people could have disappeared from the Cape Olyutorsky ship, on which her husband worked. She told Izvestia about this on November 12.

"[According to rumors], three days before [Igor Dotsenko's disappearance], three people disappeared from the same vessel. I passed this information to the HR department, to which they told me, "Your husband is lying to you." The situation is unclear whether they have returned or not. Some say they have returned, others say they are not there," Victoria said.

According to her, the fishing company did not take any action to help with the search for her spouse. The HR department told her that her husband was "not perfect" and could "go on a spree," refused to provide documents to Dotsenko and share contacts for his search. A statement to the local police was submitted by Igor's friend, who had dinner with him shortly before his disappearance.

"It is known that the husband reached the ferry crossing, got out of the taxi, saw that it was not working, and went towards some abandoned pier. He entered this building and did not leave it," the woman added.

Igor's family printed flyers with an orientation for his search and distributed them in the city with the help of caring people. According to the activists, after that, a ship's agent contacted some of them and asked them to stop searching.

Dotsenko disappeared on the evening of November 8th. Returning to the Cape Olyutorsky trawler, the man was in touch with his mother and wife, and shared geolocation. His phone had about 30% charge remaining. Around midnight, the sailor abruptly stopped responding to messages and disappeared without a trace.

Dotsenko's family has contacted the Russian Consulate General and plans to fly to China as soon as possible to join the search.

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