on august 27, 1939, a fire occurred in hold no 2 of the steamer "djurma", which proceeded from vladivostok to nagayev bay with a stage of prisoners. according to some sources, the burning of fuels and lubricants was caused by the prisoners, who wanted the ship to be diverted to the nearest port for repairs, and to escape from there. the soviet newspaper «советская колыма» () wrote on september 29, 1939: