 Russian vessel catches fire off South Korea. A Russian fishing vessel has caught fire off South Korea's city of Ulsan. Four crew members are listed as missing. The country's Yonhap news agency reported on Friday, citing coast guards. The ship had 25 people on board. All of them are citizens of Russia. A total of 21 people were rescued. 19 of them were not harmed, while two received minor injuries. The fire broke out at 0043, local time on April 21. The ship, with a displacement of 769 metric tonnes, was transporting 100 tonnes of seafood. It was on its way to Russia when the crew issued a distress call. South Korean coastal guards responded to the emergency, sending a rescue vessel to the area. The search for the missing four crew members is ongoing. Meanwhile, the Far Eastern Department of Transport prosecutors told TASS that the probe had been launched into the incident. Transport prosecutors' offices of Primory and Sakhalin are conducting a probe into the fire that broke out aboard the Kalten vessel on the 21st of April 2023. When it was 30 nautical miles away from the seaport of Pusan, the Republic of Korea, the department's press office said at present a rescue operation and a firefighting effort continue aboard the ship, according to preliminary information. 21 crew members have been evacuated. Prosecutors will look into compliance with fire safety rules aboard the vessel.