Fourteen others were rescued.powers that be alleged the rig was perched in relation to 200 kilometers 124 miles from Sakhalin Island north of Japan and northeast of breakables.It was drilling a well concerning 3,500 meters 11,480 feet deep, RIA-Novosti alleged.Taimuraz Kasayev, a spokesman on behalf of the regional emergencies service, told RIA-Novosti on Sunday the accident poses refusal environmental danger since the rigs fuel stocks were hermetically sealed and would not spill.The television channel Russia at present reported with the aim of the rig was being towed into situation after pumps futile, causing it to take on fill up and sink.CNNs Joseph Netto contributed to this explosion.