What Crew Members Say About Pavel-Kutakhov

A catastrophic fire erupted in the engine room of the fishing vessel 'Pavel Kutakhov', located in the North Atlantic off the coast of Greenland, on August 23, 2018, at 4:15 p.m. The incident occurred while the ship was engaged in a ship-to-ship fuel transfer with the tanker 'Nordstraum' (IMO: 9036284). Immediate action was taken as the firefighting system onboard was activated. After several harrowing hours of battling the blaze, the fire was successfully extinguished at 3 a.m. on August 24. Tragically, during the firefighting efforts, the chief engineer lost his life under circumstances that remain unclear. With the 'Pavel Kutakhov' left drifting and unable to operate, assistance was provided by another trawler, 'Kapitan Demidenko' (IMO: 8907137), which was dispatched to the scene to render aid.

The trawler "Pavel Kutakhov" faced a hefty fine of 350,000 million Norwegian crowns after being found in violation of regulations concerning fish dumping equipment. The incident occurred on September 27, 2011, when the Coast Guard vessel "Andenes" uncovered the automatic fish dumping system during a standard inspection northwest of Tromsø. The vessel had been docked in Tromsø since September 24, prior to the inspection that led to the discovery of the illicit equipment.