The RMN-1304 boat owned by Agat-Ros Ltd was heading from Lake Kildinskoye Strait for the entrance to the Kola Bay, when the 3 crew members found the ship got a leakage in the forebody, PortNews IAA reports citing the press service of Russian Ministry of Transport.
The ship sent a distress call received by a GMDSS station and small-sized vessels R-7192-NH and P-7191-NH, who immediately rushed to the scene.
The ship sank in a few minutes, the 3 crew members have been rescued by the R-7192-NH ship, the MT's report said.