Soviet Sailor Defects
From Reuters
MONROVIA, Liberia — A Soviet seaman who refused to rejoin his fishing vessel last week has sought refuge in the U.S. Embassy in Liberia, spokesmen for the vessel said Monday. The trawler Olanga berthed in Monrovia last week to unload a cargo of fish and left Saturday without its second engineer, the spokesmen said. U.S. Embassy officials declined to comment.
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