The fire is still being extinguished, belonging to the Russian ship Kaltan, which took off from Vladivostok, the ship that caught fire near the South Korean Ulsan. In this respect DEA News said the representative of the Far East Transport Prosecutor’s Office.
The interlocutor of the agency said that at the moment, the Primorsky and Sakhalin transport prosecutor’s offices are checking the fire that broke out on the Kaltan ship on April 21. It was noted that the shipowner is Dalrybprom LLC, located 30 miles from the port of Busan.
The representative of the Far East Transport Prosecutor’s Office reported that the rescue operation is continuing and the fire is being extinguished. According to preliminary information, 21 crew members were evacuated.
“Prosecutors will assess those responsible for compliance with fire safety requirements and maritime safety legislation,” the official said.
Earlier, the Yonhap agency reported that it was in South Korean waters. caught fire Russian fishing boat, four sailors missing. The incident occurred in Ulsan, South Korea. There were 25 people on board at the time of the fire.