In Kamchatka looking for missing sailors

On Sunday morning, rescue services again began operations to locate four crew members of the seiner "Triumph", who are missing after a fire on board. According to the Kamchatka branch of the Maritime Rescue Service, experts continue to record smoke over the emergency vessel.

According to the agency, the Suvorovets rescue vessel went to the disaster area to continue the search activities started the day before. Civilian ships passing by also take part in the survey of the water area. At the same time, representatives of the service stressed that smoke is still not stopped on the burning seiner.

According to official data of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia in the Kamchatka Territory, the incident occurred on the evening of September 25 in the Pacific Ocean, east of Cape Khojalaik. A fire broke out on a fishing boat carrying 29 people. During the emergency evacuation from the water were raised 25 sailors. Four of the victims were taken to medical facilities, two of them in extremely serious condition. The fate of four other fishermen remains unknown and their whereabouts have not yet been determined.

At the moment, the Eastern Interregional Investigation Department on Transport of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has initiated a criminal case under the article on violation of traffic safety rules and operation of sea transport. Law enforcement officers are considering three main versions of the causes of the incident: a possible failure of the ship’s electrical equipment, non-compliance with fire safety rules by members of the team, as well as violation of the ship’s technical operation regulations.

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