Four people went missing after a fire on the ship “Triumph” off the coast of Kamchatka

Four crew members went missing after a fire on the fishing vessel Triumph off the coast of Kamchatka. This was reported to TASS in the dispatch service of fleet surveillance GBU "Far Eastern EO ASR". The captain was rescued, said the Agency interlocutor.

According to REN TV, the ship caught fire near Cape Povorotny. On board were 29 people, they descended on life rafts. The passing ship Perseus took 25 people, among them there are victims. The rescue ship Suvorovets was sent to help from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. However, it will arrive at the place of emergency in ten hours, writes TASS.

The Triumph fishing boat was built in Japan in 1992. Its total length is 51.4 m, width is 9.1 m. The gross capacity is 830 tons, the power of the main engine is 1103 kW. The ship is assigned to the port of Vladivostok.