The diesel fuel spilled from North Korea’s Nam San 5 vessel at the port of Vladivostok early on Wednesday, Russia’s state maritime rescue service said according to Itar-Tass.
The spill occurred at 5:50 local time (22:50 Moscow time on Tuesday).
At present, it is being specified how much fuel leaked into the sea. Rescue teams began to eliminate contamination.
According to preliminary information, the crew was to blame for the spill.