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Thirteen people are still missing following the sinking of the Dalniy Vostok fishing freezer trawler in the Sea of Okhotsk, a local emergencies source told RIA Novosti on Friday, Sputnik reported.

"In total, we have searched through over 10,000 square kilometers [about 6,200 square miles], the work continues," deputy head of the Far East division of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said.

The trawler's captain has been identified among the victims of the accident, according to the source.

A representative of the Far East division of the Russian Emergencies Ministry told RIA Novosti on Friday that 65 Dalniy Vostok crew members have been identified so far.

"The identities of 65 people have been established, 61 of them are survivors (37 Russians and 24 foreigners), while another four are Russian citizens who died [in the accident]. The identification continues," the representative said.

The Dalniy Vostok trawler sank in the Sea of Okhotsk shortly before midnight on Wednesday, around 300 kilometers, or 186 miles, from the Russian port city of Magadan. There were 132 people on board the vessel. Rescue teams have lifted a total of 119 people from the water, 56 of them had died. The fate of the remaining 13 remains unknown.