VLADIVOSTOK, October 1 – Novosti. Rescuers began evacuating people from the Moskva catamaran, which ran aground off Russky Island in Vladivostok with 174 passengers on board, Novosti was told at the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Primorsky Territory.
The catamaran Moskva, which was sailing from Vladivostok to Popov Island with 174 passengers and four crew members on board, ran aground in the Stark Strait near Russky Island in heavy fog, Novosti reported at the mayor’s office. The ship is not damaged. The ship “Lotos” and a barge went to the area of the incident. After the evacuation of people, the catamaran will be refloated.
“People from the catamaran began to be evacuated,” the source said.
He noted that two boats of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are also involved.
