The PPA Maritime Rescue Center was notified of a boat in trouble just off Tallinn at 3.39 p.m. on Saturday. Initial information suggested the vessel had experienced a technical malfunction. Soon after, the boat caught on fire.

All ten people on board managed to get onto a life raft and no one was hurt. They were picked up by a nearby yacht and taken to shore.

The vessel sank at 6.20 p.m. but is now leaking fuel, which has prompted the PPA and the Rescue Board to install pollution booms in the bay.

The extent of the pollution is still being determined. PPA and Rescue Board pollution control vessels Pirita and Raju are working in the area.

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