strongly denies the claims testifying that he owes nothing in either law or honor to better. him coming your way next r.t. visits a remote set of russian islands where a population of just seven people live cheek by jowl with two hundred bears our documentary the sean tar islands braving the storm is right now. rushes for at least the know i keep you all to sailing to the most remote part of the sea of a whole school. if you know the interior of were intrigued by the remote places a little bit with. the nike yacht leaves behind busy sea lanes to set sail for the most uninhabited stretch of water. for yachtsmen in this part of the journey is very dangerous therefore below. the marquis's captain is accompanied by six tourists. the aim is to reach the shan top islands and find the all chappelli goes

the biggest color of the of seals isn't it lonely out here when the only one failing. the travellers on board hope to get to the islands by the off to noon of the following day but a few hours later the weather turns for the worse. great clouds in a cold piercing wind portend a storm moved in two hundred kilometers and left to reach the shantel islands there's no way to floyd from the weather if the vessel is cool top in a bad storm anything could happen it could capsize the waves might toss it on to a sandbank if it's close to the shore. i've heard of course this is a dangerous area for her our men are at a greater risk here or more for anyone trying to get through this two hundred

kilometer stretch will have to cover it in one go the newborn or floor of course if you haven't gone too far away from the shore you can turn around and go back. in any case it depends on where the bad weather gets you it's up to the captain to make a decision. the yacht has a month's supply of fresh water and fuel on board however every. trip across the sea of a cult is full of danger ships crush it every year in two thousand and four year old cold disappeared near the shores of the shah arlen's with three crewmembers on board before it's always unpredictable here if you're not prepared things could turn to the worst if you. will for. the next you look is fifty five years old and he is a professional sailing teacher he first visited the shanta owens when he was very young building a yacht was his hobby now he uses it to take tourists to the shanty limbs.

makes a stopover of chicago of all and named in honor of the famed soviet pilot on the island is russia's only center that specializes in capturing white whales the travelers decide to wait here until the storm has passed. everybody there is there it's great that you arrived safe if you must touch akala welcome to chicago love and if you love a cop it's not like say your captain is an incredibly brave man no it's hilarious. the head of the facility first came to this island with his parents when he was a young boy after completing his military service he returned here and spent many years working as a fisherman now he is in charge of a team catching white whales so. purposes of there's a sense of dolphinariums in russia and the pool. they spend most of the time

underwater they can hold their breath for twenty minutes they just go underwater and stay there until you lose track of the focus of the number of males and females we catch depends on the customer we don't take big ones because they capacity for adapting to new environments is not good. at present there are some twenty white whales in the facility they take about a month to be tamed during that time they are expected to get accustomed to the trainers and allow people to feed them each instructor trains a small group he feeds the mammals and observes that behavior if a white whale refuses to eat for a long time it is released back into the sea. which to me is the most difficult process but once the animals undergo the adaptation in a new place training is easy each animal has

a distinct character some are bold others are timid features one requires an individual approach but. since the white whales have not yet become accustomed freemans they are very apprehensive of them they don't show up on the surface but eventually one of them agrees to be fed fish from a human hand. let the one you know you hold it by the gills and be quiet for a moment it should come up to you to take you if it is a mile it will instantly. something's coming yeah that's him down there. and look at that. don't they look great you know martin and is still hungry i'm speechless they wonderful.

even become stronger the travelers decide to hurry up and reach the shores of the shanty or looms before the storm hits one man was very generous he feel at home with this is how the c. of a cause greets everyone. always you know the way you. people in the sailing. with the weather strong winds whip up waves up to three meters high the york could capsize at any moment to see if a halt is the cool to see in the far east if someone falls over board they could well die of exposure. with one hundred kilometers to cross until the sham toilets there's not a single bait hoit from the store. as luck would have it the nokia has not yet moved far away from their previous stop on the. island the seafarers spend several

days in the twenty fishing village on a small spit of land. stuff only we have been waiting for the storm to subside for almost three days since the thirty meters a second wind almost knocks you off your feet local fishermen have given a shelter in elderly or just buying into nearby vessels or of a situation is better than being on the high seas right now it's. the fierce storm is a remnant of a powerful typhoon that originated in china thousands of kilometers away even if the weather gets better it will take the hearty seas several days to calm down complete faith. this is the second day we've been sitting around waiting for the sun to shine before the bombings broken down today was

a first catchable had fish food is running out. if this is exactly their magic genii were after when we set out. five days later when the weather improves the seafarers decide to resume that journey. says a long call scap said. this to more than two hundred kilometers to the shanty harlem's the captain is charles to the cools fall from the coast any closer would risk the old running aground the crew keeps on track with the help of the g.p.s. navigator and a mariner's compass. just before it isn't so bad now given that if the

waves are just one meter high the time to head for the shantanu islands. we have resolved to move on because of stable atmospheric pressure in the last twenty four hours we are fine full to the shore for the shelter it has given us now we are an open sea she offers you a bit of. a curious port of killer whales is attracted to the small boat this part of the sea of a cause is rich with simon in the summer they spawn in the rivers of the shutoff islands providing plenty of food for the killer whales. but you know the law it's the size of all boat. it's underneath oh look it's coming up our. alley.

killer whales the most colorful as belonging to the dolphin family they come to groups that have an intricate social structure when chasing sizable prey they can swim as fast as fifty five kilometers an hour they're not afraid of people they rarely attack some. of us military goes down it goes. it's a male soon car. fuku. molly shannon toyland greets sailors with its rocky shores the shanta islands were discovered by russian explorers in the middle of the seventeenth century in the language of the indigenous nif people shantelle means island. the participants in the expedition decide to cut the route short to get to that

destination as soon as possible they head towards the opacity straight during high tide the water around the shantelle islands rises by several metres low tide rushes a gigantic mess of water back to the sea of a halt the currents in the straits between the islands a stronger than anywhere in the world the slow moving yachts runs the risk of being thrown back to shore because of the powerful currents underneath the counter flows create a swirling vortex as a result the boat looks as though it's sitting on boiling water. but there are massive currents here storms give rise to big chaotic always making it difficult for small vessels to seal through the sailing here is a dangerous side from that there are rocks in the middle of the strait if you ignore them you're in for a good deal of trouble. for the first call. centuries ago the shanta

islands were part of the mainland but later the advancing sea separated them from it the archipelago occupies an area some two and a whole thousand square kilometers roughly the same size as luxembourg anyone wishing to see the many natural wonders will take several months to see them. those who are fascinated with history. to those who have a sweet tooth. to those who can't live without the sky. and of course to the nature lovers this magnificent land offers its treasures.

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it's a call to finish last in athens three for the i.m.f. in construction and just programs increase that to an economist. the your treat is the safety. of the crew can set up camp by the beach it is blocked with driftwood that washed ashore and the shoreline is too narrow to set up

the tents the. author of all these frequent storms drive driftwood from the shore the driftwood ends up here go to sleep until if that has been a long journey this place is not suitable for a stopover. it's a block to all sorts of things or go fishing. the captain decides to journey on woods even though the sun is setting he wants to get to a separate bay by the bolshoi river for an overnight stay the the waves no wind can reach it. the toit changes twice a day. the difference in water level can be as much as eight meters during that the water receded and the. the captain seizes the opportunity to check his

yacht for any damage. well while the captain most asleep on the job the tide turned around and left is here. now that it's ground we can't possibly get to. have to wait twenty five hours before the next high tide and then we'll continue our journey. to. the islands or inhabited by a great many animals but the bad as opposed to the biggest threat to humans. coming here make a point of camping out in the open territory that can be easily monitored. twenty five twenty five from injury three six hundred eighty. three with the

station is the only place on the show where people live all year round it's situated in the middle of bolshoi. the station's message of vladimir boyd monitors the weather reports data to the mainland morse code is the most reliable way of transmitting information over long distances. the best to you. the weather conditions on the islands are quite challenging summer is short and in the winter the island's a cut off from the rest of the world by severe storms. when far away from civilization your self preservation instantly kicks in if. you have to tread carefully to avoid slipping sprain your ankle. using an eye for an axe you need to be careful you must always remember that this place is far removed from civilization if there is an emergency help won't be coming for quite some time.

foodstuffs and fuel delivered to the weather station twice a year locals take good care of themselves they grow vegetables on a small plot of land and they also bake bread people here can only prepare a few items at a time in the preheat oven three tins of baked for forty minutes. when you are. captain is always welcome here. he brings food and news from the mainland the meeting is celebrated with a traditional tea party and the guest is treated to a local delight of bread with cloud. with red caviar. this delicacy is considered an every day food here on the islands which are rich with salmon. and

a totally devant uke is the island's oldest resident he has many stories about severe storms and unexpected meetings with baz. coming here in one thousand nine hundred he was the weather station chief for several years when he quit the job he decided to stay here for good. since then he's been making a living by hunting and fishing he has been to nearly every remote part of the. close to the weather station of the remains of a steam engine it was brought here by whalers in the early nineteenth century. they were whalers from north america. this is where large amounts of facts were rendered. grinder was used to mincemeat. lots of whales but there was no electricity. old machines the powers of prevention the meat grinders world

driven by bel air two belts were used. if not in. anatoly dover duke is sixty two years old when he sets out for the forest he always takes his trusty rifle with him to ward off any bad as. if you carry a rifle with you you won't come across anybody for months with him but the moment you don't a bear is bound to appear that's why you need this or not with cuba aboard. the bears on shantel island or a big threat they tend to come off to i'm a totally food supplies rather than the hunter himself. i mean a bear in my case i was yards of about following the law i had made sure she couldn't get inside the store house isn't really so she sent her cub there let me run the cubs through i took what i could find in the store house when the two men outside

had a big feast. as a phantom of the shuttle islands there were a total of two hundred living here the trails nearly always leads to the miles of small rivers where fish. it is that an encounter with a bear is most likely shantel bears are inquisitive but not aggressive. yeah he's the boss and he's behaving like wonderfully. well i mean does tapes amount as if he were working on flat ground which he looks like a clumsy animal but he would catch up with you in no time. even if he was good out of your wits you'd still not be as fast as he came into i mean. there is no trace of him any more. no the bet has retreated to the forest the key.

the yacht to allow the travelers to go ashore and cook dinner. my mom will catch some fish leave it. to them how do they like it right oh boy let's go could be spied for him you can do thank you sweetie fish. a small river flows into the sea of a halt the storm has turned into a lake by blocking it with a mass of riverside pebbles a large school of salmon approaches the shore as the fish try to head off a spawning but it is impossible to catch any during the spawning season salmon stop eating and ignore the bait the travel is only happy to finally land some freshwater fish. best seem to be only too willing to get course i can't help but it on the line. their families she she had them when i do. there are dozens of fresh water and salt water fish to be found in the shanty. among the hunchback

simon flat fish and trout. in the morning do you know i keep its roots made destination to cheap oil and. put it in put it. we are approaching new teaching island it's in the north east and straight up and up we can't see anything because of the fog for so we have to rely on navigational aids if we're lucky enough we might see a colony of seals you know. with the hope of the g.p.s. the york makes its way through thick fog and drops bank up by the are looking to. program on the waiting for the signal. to. drop and they say i'm going to say when go ahead sir.

all in this home to numerous rookeries here seagulls cormorants and other bugs make the nests. but the most interesting attraction of the island is the vast colony of seals the travellers a lucky to take a picture of them. when the animals sunbathing on the beach they are reluctant to go on the water during low tide this is the best trying to get close to them. but i didn't insist on this call when we were still on board we noticed somebody thing seals were going see try to get close and touch them. several species of sea mammal inhabit shantelle islands the ring seal is one of the most common they feed on mollusks and ground fish for a long time seals were the target of hunters but now the practice is bad and.

the seals do you know just the people most of the rushing to the water but they don't head out too far hundreds of inquisitive always pop up all over the place the animals are puzzled rather than scared humans are a very rare sight here. ah. seals can be very aggressive they can even bite that's why the tourists treat these creatures with cat. just look at this little tail and flee. all natural seals move slowly but they are excellent swimmers they can dive down to a depth of five hundred metres and so to food.

the nikkei has covered almost seven hundred kilometers it's still just a couple one third of that distance again to come full circle but then the return journey always seems easy.

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