strong>ISTANBUL, Mar 8 The crew of a Russian-flagged vessel on fire at a shipyard in Istanbul evacuated , DHA reported.
A fishing boat 120 meters long caught fire around 19.00 local time (coinciding with Moscow time) at a shipyard in Istanbul's Tuzla district in the east of the city.
«The employees of the fish processing plant who were on the ship have been evacuated,» the agency reported.
Firemen are trying to put out the fire.