VLADIVOSTOK, October 1 – Novosti. The transport prosecutor’s office began checking after the Moskva catamaran with 174 passengers on board ran aground off Russky Island in Vladivostok, a representative of the Far Eastern transport prosecutor’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 evacuation of the catamaran passengers has begun, rescuers noted.
“The Primorsky Transport Prosecutor’s Office is conducting an inspection of compliance with the requirements of the legislation on the safety of navigation on the fact of the incident,” the source said.
The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Novosti added that the evacuation continues.
