The
crewmembers of the Maltese-flagged cargo ship on fire off Crimea in the
Sea of Azov are Russian nationals, the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry
said on Sunday.The Ivan Vikulov dry cargo ship, which was sailing from Turkey to
Rostov-on-Don in south Russia, became stranded in ice in late January
some 60 kilometers (37 miles) off Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. Early on
Sunday, a fire broke out aboard the ship.
Of the 14 crewmembers, ten have been evacuated from the ship while
the remaining four, including the captain, are staying aboard as an
emergency team, the ministry said.
The fire aboard the ship could ignite fuel in fuel tanks, Vladimir
Ivanov, the head of the Crimean branch of the Ukrainian Emergencies
Ministry, said.
“So far, they are unable to extinguish the fire. There are 100 tons
of fuel oil and 40 tons of diesel fuel aboard the ship. In 30-40
minutes, the Captain Moshkin ice breaker will approach the vessel to
help extinguish the fire,†he said.
The Ivan Vikulov cargo ship, which is 140 meters long and 16 meters wide, was made in 1992.
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