At least they got some priorities straight.



http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/21/offbeat.russia.beer/index.html



Army deployed in beer rescue

Wednesday, January 21, 2004 Posted: 2:44 AM EST (0744 GMT)

MOSCOW, Russia -- Russian troops have retrieved 10 tons of beer trapped under Siberian ice, the 

Itar-Tass news agency has reported.The truck carrying the beer sank when trying to cross the frozen

Irtysh river, near the Siberian city of Omsk, around 2,200 km (1,400 miles) from Moscow.The driver 

and his partner managed to escape, leaving the beer-laden truck.

The rescue team of six divers, 10 workers and a modified T-72 tank from the Emergencies Ministry 

managed to save the load after a week-long operation.They pulled the truck to an ice hole, opened 

the doors, and managed to pull out the kegs and bottles of beer. But as they were ready to retrieve the 

truck, the rope tore, leaving the truck on the bottom of the river, deputy head of the Cherlak district 

administration Vasily Yatkovsky told Tass. 

The Rosar brewery in Omsk, part of the Interbrew Belgian group, says it is ready to take the beer back. 

With temperatures around minus 27 degrees Celsius (minus 17 degrees Fahrenheit) in the area, the 

brewery told Tass the beer was still in good condition.Tass quoted the brewery as saying it will sell the 

beer as a rarity, but with a discount. 

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