Markin called blackmail the company’s claims, the shipowner “Far East” about possible problems with compensation – Interfax

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Moscow. April 6. INTERFAX.RU – spokesman Vladimir Markin TFR advises managers of the company that owns the sunken trawler “Far East” to plead guilty in the death of seafarers.

“What is the safety of fishermen for so-called entrepreneurs, for which the main and only purpose was to and remains the only income and profits? Now, when you need to repent and to do everything possible for the relatives of those killed and injured, they begin to blackmail and bargain with the investigation, stating publicly that the legitimate actions of investigators to identify and prosecute the perpetrators of the alleged non-payment may result in compensation ” – Markin said on Monday “Interfax”.

So he reacted to the statement by the company’s management “Magellan” about possible problems with the payment of the promised compensation to the victims of the crash of the trawler “Far East” because of the arrest of the shipowner.

“Have no doubt: the answer according to the law and pay compensation no matter where you are,” – said Markin, referring to managers “Magellan”.

Earlier Monday, he announced the arrest of accounts and property of LLC “Magellan” in order to secure the civil claim and the payment of compensation to the victims needed.

In turn, deputy general director of OOO “Magellan” Maxim Degtyarev said “Interfax” that “if this is so, then the problems with payment compensation, of course, will be “.

According to the press service of the Sakhalin Oblast Administration, the company had to pay 200 thousand. rub. surviving fishermen and 1 million rubles. families of the dead.

In addition, all saved not having Sakhalin registration, company owner in the first hours after settling in hotels, pledged $ 10 thousand. rubles on spending necessities.

Large standalone freezer trawler (BATM) “Far East”, assigned to the Sakhalin port of Nevelsk (owner – LLC “Magellan”), sank on the night of April 2 in the Okhotsk Sea, 300 km south of Magadan. On board were 132 people. 63 rescued sailor, 56 died. The fate of 13 people remains unknown. Their search continues.

As part of the investigation into the disaster detained deputy general director of LLC “Magellan” Alexander Kudritskaya and CEO Egor Gaschenok the international wanted list.

In the basic version of the investigation, the reasons for the collapse of the vessel are loss of stability when placing fishery products caught on board in violation of the rules and failure to comply with the company’s management, the shipowner trawler operating rules.