The Vikhr-5 and Vikhr-8 firefighter ships of the ministry’s State Fire Protection Service are working at the site on a continuous basis, the ministry told APA.
Furthermore, the Sanmar and Svetlomor-2 ships of the ministry’s Basin Accident-Rescue Service are monitoring the site to detect possible oil spill.
The ministry’s two helicopters and a BE-200ÇS amphibious plane as well as the Special Risk Rescue Service and the State Water Rescue Service are searching for the missing oil workers.
“We are also using high-definition satellite images presented by Azercosmos OJSC and the EU Search and Rescue Centre through the State Maritime Administration in search of the missing,” said the ministry.