Three hundred and sixty-three crew members have been evacuated from the Pyotr Zhitnikov depot ship near Iturup due to a fire that had sparked there, the press service of the Federal Agency for Marine and River Transport said on Tuesday, APA reports citing TASS.
"Three hundred and sixty-three people have been evacuated; 66 people - the repair party - remain on board and continue to fight the fire. The fire continues," the press service specified.