MOSCOW — The 56-year-old excursion boat that sank in the Russia’s Volga River Sunday, likely killing more than 100 on board, did not have a license to carry passengers, prosecutors said Monday.
The boat also was carrying 79 more people than it was designed for, had a defective engine, and was listing to starboard from the moment it pulled away from its pier, Russian safety officials said.
President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a criminal investigation, “to establish the cause of the tragedy and find those responsible for the incident” and announced a sweeping inspection of public transport in Russia.
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