For saving the crew of the tanker, which burns in the Caspian Sea, has been sent to the ship – TASS

Astrakhan, on 23 April. / Corr. Elena Porotikova TASS /. The shipowner has sent for the salvation of the crew of the tanker, which burns in the Caspian Sea, the ship “Valery Kolychev”. This was reported by TASS Head of Maritime Rescue Coordination Center in Astrakhan Vladimir Zavyalov.

“Saved by the crew will be delivered to Astrakhan on the ship” Valery Kolychev “. This ship belongs to the same company as the burning tanker. The vessel has happened to arrive saved people in Astrakhan, not earlier than two days. “- said Zavyalov

He also said that the tanker PALFLOT a Registry of Taganrog port (Rostov region) and belongs to the LLC.” Odysseus Shipping ” ., which is also located in Taganrog

“nothing else on the tanker, we can not specify” -. Zavyalov said

Previously reported that at 9.10 MSK was reported that in the southern waters Caspian sea (in the territorial waters of Turkmenistan) is illuminated Russian tanker PALFLOT, home port – the city of Taganrog. With the ship evacuated 10 people, one Russian – chief engineer of the tanker – died. The fire fighting on the Russian tanker involved three ships and two helicopters of Azerbaijan. However, in the Southern regional center of the Emergency Situations Ministry reported that the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry forces involved are not to extinguish the vessel.