Overview
- Smoke was detected around 16:55 on the moored vessel at Novospassky pier while it was between voyages.
- The transport prosecutor's office reported a short circuit in the battery compartment during charging and said there were no passengers on board.
- Crew and pier staff followed safety procedures, no one was hurt, and the passenger salon was not damaged.
- Novospassky pier was temporarily closed for electric river transport, with vessels continuing to Derbenevskaya Embankment pier.
- GKU Organizer of Transport and the carrier OAO Vodokhod. Passenger Port are investigating the incident.