OREANDA-NEWS The time of arrival of two vessels in the area of the bulk carrier Beks Force in distress off the coast of Nakhodka, tentatively, about two to three hours, a representative of the Primorsky branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Morspassluzhba" told RIA Novosti.

"(To the disaster area - Ed.) two vessels "Svetlomor-3" and "Bay" will arrive in about two to three hours: one is coming from Vladivostok, the second is from Nakhodka," the agency interlocutor said.

Earlier on Friday, a source told RIA Novosti that the Beks Force vessel under the flag of the Marshall Islands is burning 25 miles from Nakhodka Primorsky Krai, two crew members were injured, passing vessels were sent to the disaster area. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation in Primorsky Krai reported that two victims of a fire on a foreign vessel off the coast of Nakhodka were sent ashore, there are 24 people on board. Two search and rescue vessels from the Maritime Rescue Service were sent to the scene of the incident, as well as 2 vessels from the border department of the FSB of Russia in the Primorsky Territory, rescuers and aviation of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia are ready, the crew refused to evacuate, the vessel is afloat. It was noted that the fire broke out when the bulk carrier was going from China to the Vostochny port.