"The operation to evacuate the crew from the ship has begun. The sailors are lowered to the shore with the help of a cable stretched from the car on the shore to the ship", - Interfax quotes the words of representatives of the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Rospotrebnadzor specialists are employed at the evacuation site.
According to local media reports, the sailors will be accommodated at the observatory.
The divers of the Marine Rescue Service will begin to inspect the vessel. They will carry out work on measuring the depth of the fairway, and after that a plan of further actions will be developed.
For preventive purposes, booms will be installed around the vessel. There are currently no fuel leaks.
As a reminder, Xing Yuan ran aground near the embankment of the city of Kholmsk.
Onboard there was a crew of 12 people. All of them are citizens of the PRC. There is no cargo on the bulk carrier, there are 103 tons of fuel in the tanks.
Now the transport prosecutor's office is checking what happened. The Sakhalin Investigation Department of the Eastern Interregional Investigation Directorate for Transport of the TFR conducts a pre-investigation check under articles on violation of traffic safety rules and operation of sea transport and on negligence.
The length of the Xing Yuan is 94 meters, the width is 14.8 meters, and the deadweight is 5369 tons.