VLADIVOSTOK, October 1 – Novosti. Rescuers completed the evacuation of people from the catamaran “Moskva”, which on Saturday morning with 174 passengers ran aground off Russky Island in Vladivostok, a representative of the mayor’s office told Novosti
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 vessel “Lotos” and a barge, two boats of the Ministry of Emergency Situations went to the area of the incident . The Primorsky Transport Prosecutor’s Office checks the compliance with the requirements of the legislation on the safety of navigation.
“Passengers of the catamaran Moskva, which was stranded aground, were evacuated to a barge and taken to Popov Island. Those who needed to go to Reinike Island were taken further by the Lotos,” the source said.