Tag: Volga River

On 2 June, the tanker Gorizont-1 collided with the Columbia pier at the Kazan River Port, located on the Volga River in Kazan, Russia.

Eleven people died following collision of a catamaran with a cargo barge in the Volga river, about 250 meters from the riverbank, on Monday evening. Five people were rescued, three of whom were hospitalized. Violation of catamaran maneuvering rules due to intoxication is considered the key cause of the accident.

Ship sank during a storm - 92 passengers survived A witness in the ship sinking that killed 122 people on Russia's Volga River in July committed suicide on Tuesday, a police source said.The heavily overloaded Bulgaria cruise ship sank during a storm on July 10. Seventy-nine passengers survived the accident.The late witness was deputy department chief of the Volga branch of the government's river and sea navigation watchdog Alexander Khramov, a spokesman for Russia's Investigation Committee confirmed.Two people have already been charged in the ship sinking case. Svetlana Inyakina, the general director of the company that rented the cruise boat, and river fleet inspector Yakov Ivashov, who certified that the Bulgaria was fit to sail, may face prison terms if found guilty.The boat was brought to the surface on July 25.Source: RIA Novosti

Including 21 children The bodies of 104 people, including 21 children, have been recovered since Sunday's sinking of a cruise ship on the Volga River, a Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman said Wednesday.The ministry said most of the bodies were found on the ship's topside, which housed a music lounge, bar and restaurant.The ministry said some 200 divers are still scouring the river for bodies.A total of 208 people are believed to have sailed on the 55-year-old double-decker boat, the Bulgaria, that authorities say was overloaded when it sank.The Bulgaria went down in the Volga river Sunday during a cruise between Bolgary and Kazan, about 750 kilometers east of Moscow.Source: Xinhua