tne crew of the Soviet expedition ship tain Badigan and members o Moscow, Feb.
Sedov have been accorded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. They have also been decorated with the Order of Lenin and a Gold Star medal.
Each member of the crew has been awarded the sum of 25,000 roubles.
The Sedov returned to Moscow only recently in the tow of the Soviet icebreaker Josef Stalin, after drifting in an ice pack for two years.—Reuter.
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