Fire on board of LPG Tanker in Kerch Strait

During STS operation between LPG/C Venice (IMO No. 9005479) & LPG/C Maestro (IMO No. 8810700) both vessels got on fire, at present moment 10 crewmembers are presumed dead. Details of accident are being investigated, preliminary the cause is cargo hose burst. On the first - there were 17 people, nine of them - citizens of Turkey, eight - citizens of India. On board the second vessel were 14 people, including seven citizens of Turkey and seven citizens of India.