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Icebreaking tug "Suvorovets" arrived to search for missing fishermen from the seiner "Triumf"

The crew of the Project R-1234 vessel will inspect the water area where the incident occurred

The marine icebreaking rescue vessel (tug) "Suvorovets" (Project R-1234) arrived at the location where the longline small seiner "Triumf" caught fire, to search for four missing crew members. This was reported by the press service of the Kamchatka branch of the Marine Rescue Service.

Marine icebreaking rescue vessel "Suvorovets" Image source: Official website of the Government of Kamchatka Krai // Пресс-служба правительства Камчатского края
All passing vessels are joining the search and are also inspecting the water area.
Press service of the Kamchatka branch of the Marine Rescue Service

Characteristics of the vessel "Suvorovets":

  • Length — 74.41 m
  • Width — 18.32 m
  • Draft — 6.7 m
  • Displacement — 4388 t
  • Speed — 16.2 knots
  • Navigation area — unlimited

The icebreaking tug was built at a shipyard in Helsinki in 1980. The vessel is on duty in fishing areas and, if necessary, performs emergency rescue operations.

On September 25, a fire broke out on the seiner "Triumf", which was off the coast of Kamchatka. There were 29 people on board, and they evacuated to life rafts.

The vessel that responded to the distress signal picked up only 25 fishermen from the water; the search for the others continues. Law enforcement agencies have initiated a criminal case under Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

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