Fire on Turkish yacht leaves 115 unharmed, no Russians aboard
Russian Consulate in Antalya: On a fire on a tourist boat in the area of the city of Fethiye, Turkey. In connection with information from the media about the fire that occurred on a tourist boat in the vicinity of the city of Fethiye in the Republic of Turkey, the Russian Consulate in Antalya reports the following.
Consensus
- A fire occurred on the excursion yacht Toys Boat on August 13 in the bay of Katranji near Fethiyeh, Turkey.
- All 115 people on board were evacuated safely.
- No fatalities were reported.
- No Russian citizens were on board the yacht.
- Russian consular authorities in Antalya received no appeals from Russian tourists regarding the incident.
- Turkish emergency services reported no serious injuries among the passengers.
- The fire started in the kitchen area and spread rapidly.
- All passengers escaped by jumping into the sea and were rescued by Turkish rescuers.
- Russian consular authorities are monitoring the situation and investigating further details.
Points of divergence
- Children were among those on board who jumped into the sea. — fontanka
- The fire occurred at 11:00. — vedomosti
- A separate fire occurred in Andalusia on August 10, involving 474 evacuees and over 8,000 hectares. — vedomosti
Coverage (6 sources)
- Consulate: Russians were not on board of the burning vessel off the Turkish coast — Коммерсантъ
- On board the burnt yacht in Fethiye were only citizens of Turkey — Интерфакс
- Russian Consulate in Antalya: — МИД России
- It has become known whether Russians were on the tour vessel that caught fire in Turkey — Фонтанка
- Russian diplomats did not receive appeals from Russians after the yacht Toys Boat fire — Вести
- Russians did not go to the consulate in Antalya due to a yacht fire off Fethiye — Ведомости