The fire on the fishing vessel "Triumph" near Kamchatka has decreased, rescuers are trying to tow it to the port

Rescuers are trying to tow the burning seiner "Triumph" to the port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the search for the missing sailors continues.

Предварительно, по визуальным наблюдениям, горение на судне уменьшилось.

P.-KAMCHATSKY, September 27 – RIA Novosti. The fire on the fishing vessel "Triumph" off the coast of Kamchatka, where four people disappeared, has decreased, rescuers are trying to tow the seiner, the Marine Rescue Subcenter of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky told RIA Novosti.

A fishing vessel with 29 crew members on board caught fire on Friday evening in the Pacific Ocean east of Cape Khodzhelaika, reported the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Kamchatka Territory. 25 people were evacuated, four were hospitalized in serious condition. The whereabouts of four more sailors have not been established.

“Preliminarily, according to visual observations, the fire has decreased. Rescuers will try to board the seiner. The captain of the rescue vessel Suvorovets decided to tow the Triumph to the port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky,” the message says.

Поиски пропавших при пожаре на "Триумфе" рыбаков продолжаются. According to the subcenter, the Suvorovets crew continues to inspect the water area at the same time. Throughout the search and rescue operation, passing vessels are involved in the search. Горящее судно сейчас находится в 70 милях от Петропавловска-Камчатского.