Oriental Angel Fire

Oriental Angel Fire

The 106 meter long, 4456 dwt fishing processing / trawler Oriental Angel in the Bering Sea off Beringovkiy, Russia.   The fire started in the cargo hold and quickly got out of control.   The crew attempted to fight the fire with the chief mate being killed.  However, the fire quickly engulfed the entire vessel sending all the crew to the lifeboats and liferafts.  Nearby fishing vessels came to the aid and rescued the crew.  The vessel had 89 crewmen on board at the time of the incident.   Last report stated the vessel remains on fire while at anchor off Cape Navarin in stormy seas.

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