The riverboat Bulgaria sank on July 10, 2011 near the village of Syukeyevo, Kansk-Ustinovsky district in the Republic of Tatarstan. The Emergencies Ministry is currently conducting a rescue operation.
© Photo : Andrei KuzmichevThe riverboat Bulgaria sank on July 10, 2011 near the village of Syukeyevo, Kansk-Ustinovsky district in the Republic of Tatarstan.
The riverboat Bulgaria sank on July 10, 2011 near the village of Syukeyevo, Kansk-Ustinovsky district in the Republic of Tatarstan.
© Russian Emergencies Ministry Press Service / Go to the mediabankThe Emergencies Ministry is currently conducting a rescue operation. Before sinking, the riverboat listed heavily to starboard and then sank within three minutes, one of the rescued passengers told RIA Novosti.
The Emergencies Ministry is currently conducting a rescue operation. Before sinking, the riverboat listed heavily to starboard and then sank within three minutes, one of the rescued passengers told RIA Novosti.
© Photo : Russian Emergencies Ministry Press ServiceTwo people who were aboard the riverboat swam ashore.
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© Photo : Russian Emergencies Ministry Press Service
Two people who were aboard the riverboat swam ashore.
© Photo : Russian Emergencies Ministry Press ServiceAccording to the Investigative Committee, a criminal case has been opened on the sinking of the riverboat in the Volga under an article on safety of navigation rules violations.
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© Photo : Russian Emergencies Ministry Press Service
According to the Investigative Committee, a criminal case has been opened on the sinking of the riverboat in the Volga under an article on safety of navigation rules violations.
© RIA Novosti . Yegor Aleev / Go to the mediabankRescue operations at the riverboat Bulgaria accident site.
Rescue operations at the riverboat Bulgaria accident site.
© RIA Novosti . Yegor Aleev / Go to the mediabankRescue operations at the riverboat Bulgaria accident site.
Rescue operations at the riverboat Bulgaria accident site.
© RIA Novosti . Yegor Aleev / Go to the mediabankRescue operations at the riverboat Bulgaria accident site.
Rescue operations at the riverboat Bulgaria accident site.
© RIA Novosti . Yegor Aleev / Go to the mediabankRescue operations at the riverboat Bulgaria accident site.
Rescue operations at the riverboat Bulgaria accident site.
© RIA Novosti . Yegor Aleev / Go to the mediabankRescue operations continued through the night at the riverboat Bulgaria accident site.
Rescue operations continued through the night at the riverboat Bulgaria accident site.