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Malta-flagged ship catches fire in Crimea
Malta-flagged freight ship ‘Ivan Vikulov’ has caught fire in the Kerchi channel near the Crimea coast. Ukrainian media said that there were 14 members of the crew on board at the time of the reported blaze.
5 February 2012, 12:00am
Karl Stagno-Navarra
Karl Stagno-Navarra
The M/V Viktor Vokulov
Ukrainian media said that there were 14 members of the crew on board at the time of the reported blaze.
The deputy head of the Crimean emergency service Vladimir Ivanov said that they lost contact with the ship at 07:00am.
Helicopters from Ukraine's air force are coordinating rescue efforts. The ship was travelling from Turkey to Rostov.
