A fire erupted aboard the dry cargo ship Erofey Khabarov during hull maintenance at the Vladivostok shipyard quay. Officials reported the incident through the Far East Transport Prosecutor’s Office, noting that the blaze occurred inside the vessel while repair work was underway. The ship remained moored at the shipyard quay in Vladivostok as responders moved to contain the situation.
The Primorsky Transport Prosecutor’s Office has begun an inspection to verify compliance with fire safety rules during the repair process. The probe aims to confirm that proper precautions were in place and that all safety protocols were followed to prevent any escalation of risk while maintenance was performed.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, a call came in on May 3 at 15:10 local time (08:10 Moscow time) reporting a fire on the cargo vessel. Initial assessments indicate that the fire was concentrated in an area of roughly 20 square meters and was quickly fought from spreading further. The emergency response teams succeeded in extinguishing the blaze by 09:47 Moscow time after operations began, and preliminary information from the local branch indicates there were no fatalities or injuries associated with the incident. Investigators are continuing to gather details about the sequence of events and the exact origin of the fire within the vessel’s interior.
Earlier reports mentioned a separate incident involving a drone crash in the village of Volna in Krasnodar Territory, where a fire occurred on a fuel tank associated with the event. At present, several border regions are operating under a moderate intervention regime to manage security and emergency considerations. These areas include Krasnodar Territory, Belgorod, Bryansk, Voronezh, Kursk, and Rostov regions, as well as the peninsula of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. Authorities emphasize vigilance and steady readiness as weather and logistical conditions influence response capabilities across the affected zones.