金霉素眼膏能祛痘吗:Volga River Sobbing---More than 100 feared killed
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Volga River Sobbing---More than 100 feared killed
About 110 people currently, including 30 children, are feared dead after an old tourist boat sank in central Russia.
2011-7-12 09:55
The BBC's Steve Rosenberg in Moscow says the tragedy has shocked Russia
Around 80 were rescued on the River Volga in Tatarstan, about 750km (450 miles) east of Moscow.
Thirteen deaths are confirmed, but reports say divers have seen numerous bodies inside the sunken vessel.
The double-decker Bulgaria was carrying 196 passengers and crew when it was caught in a storm on Sunday while sailing to the regional capital, Kazan.
The bad weather, mechanical failure on the 55-year-old vessel and overcrowding have all been cited as possible reasons why the boat sank.
2011-7-12 09:55
Survivors said the boat sank without warning in a few minutes
Miles from shore
2011-7-12 09:55
The Bulgaria was overcrowded and sank rapidly during a storm, officials said
The Bulgaria, leased by a local tourism company, was on a two-day cruise when it got into difficulty at about 1400 on Sunday (1000 GMT), sinking within minutes at one of the widest points of the river.
Nearly 50 Russian divers were scouring the murky river on Monday and Russian media reports suggested they had seen many bodies inside the sunken ship.
Igor Panshin, head of the Emergencies Ministry's Volga Regional Centre, was shown commenting on NTV: "[The divers] were tapping on the hull in hope of getting possible replies. Unfortunately, none came.
2011-7-12 09:55
Russian Emergencies Ministry members take part in the operation to search for the missing people from the tourist boat "Bulgaria" on the bank of the Volga river in Russia's Tatarstan region July 11, 2011. Divers searching the wreck of the Russian Volga river boat reportedly saw more than one hundred corpses trapped inside the pleasure craft when they recovered eight bodies on Monday. REUTERS/Ruslan Ishmukhametov
"They have now shone light into the holds and the restaurants, and they see that there are [dead bodies of] people inside."
There was little hope of finding more survivors. Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered a search of nearby islands in case any survivors had managed to swim ashore.
2011-7-12 09:55
Divers from the Russian Emergencies Ministry walk up onboard a rescue vessel during an operation to search for victims of the tourist boat "Bulgaria", which sank in the Volga river, in Russia's Tatarstan region in this still image taken from video footage on July 11, 2011. REUTERS/Reuters TV
Negligence claim
The Russian authorities have launched a criminal investigation, amid suspicions that negligence contributed to the tragedy.
Russian media report that the boat was overcrowded and that one of its two engines was not working.
2011-7-12 09:55
An acquaintance of a missing passenger from the Bulgaria tourist boat reacts as he sits in a car at the Russian Emergencies Ministry camp on the bank of the Volga river in Russia's Tatarstan region July 11, 2011. REUTERS/Ruslan Ishmukhametov
Investigators quoted by Itar-Tass news agency said that even before the boat had set sail from Bolgary to Kazan on Sunday one of its two engines had malfunctioned and the vessel had been listing.
The 80m (260ft) boat sank several kilometres from the shore near the village of Sukeyevo, about 80km south of Kazan.
One survivor described it as "a bad ship, a very old ship", which had already been listing to starboard when it set sail.
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A survivor (R) from the Bulgaria tourist boat, which sank on the Volga river, wraps herself with a blanket while talking on the phone after the arrival at the port of Kazan July 10, 2011. REUTERS/Roman Kruchinin
"She went under in three minutes," said the survivor, Nikolai Chernov. "There were no announcements or anything, she just listed to starboard and capsized and sank. That was it."
About 80 people survived the accident, most of them rescued by another pleasure boat that was passing nearby.
However, one survivor revealed that before they were finally rescued other ships had refused to come to their aid.
Weeping survivors draped in blankets were shown on state TV, while relatives gathered at a port in Kazan waiting for news of their loved ones.
2011-7-12 09:55
Shadows are cast on a wall near flowers, candles and toys left in memory of victims of the tourist boat "Bulgaria", which sank on the Volga river, at the port of Kazan July 11, 2011. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov
"My son-in-law telephoned to say that he held out his hand to his wife but she could not grab on," one man told Rossiya 24 state television. "He could not pull her out."
Around 30 children had gathered in a play area on deck just before the boat went down, said one survivor, who feared all may have drowned.
The Volga, Europe's largest river, is popular with cruise boats at this time of the year, says our correspondent. (BBC)
2011-7-12 09:55
A family brings flowers in memory of victims of the tourist boat "Bulgaria", which sank on the Volga river, at the port of Kazan July 11, 2011.
May the Souls Sleeping in Volga Rest in Peace !!
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