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Sunken Russian boat was overloaded, in need of repairs

Fifty-eight of 208 people on board are confirmed dead; many are still missing. The riverboat Bulgaria was not licensed to carry passengers and was operating without its left engine, an official says. A Russian riverboat was overloaded and in...

Sunken Russian boat was overloaded, in need of repairs

Fifty-eight of 208 people on board are confirmed dead; many are still missing. The riverboat Bulgaria was not licensed to carry passengers and was operating without its left engine, an official says. A Russian riverboat was overloaded and in...

Packed Cruise Boat Sinks In Russia, Killing Dozens – NPR

The Hindu Packed Cruise Boat Sinks In Russia, Killing DozensNPRby NPR Staff and Wires Relatives of passengers believed to be aboard a cruise ship that sank on the Volga River await fresh information at a river Station in Kazan, about 450...

100 Dead, Many Children, in Boat Sinking in Russia – New York Times

CTV.ca 100 Dead, Many Children, in Boat Sinking in RussiaNew York TimesAfter a Volga boat cruise turned disastrous on Sunday, survivors gathered in Kazan, Russia, as the search continued. By ANDREW E. KRAMER MOSCOW — More than 100 people,...

Horrified residents watched boat smash

A resident has told the coronial inquest into the Christmas Island boat tragedy how he felt shocked and helpless as dozens of people were tossed into the water when their boat was smashed onto rocks. ABC News: Top Stories

Doomed Russian river boat ‘unlicensed and overloaded’

Russia’s president Dmitry Medvedev orders a special investigation into the sinking of a cruise ship on the Volga River, in which at least 46 people drowned. CNN.com
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Many missing as Russia boat sinks

More than 100 people are missing and feared dead after a tourist boat sinks on the Volga River in Russia, east of Moscow. BBC News – Home

New York Boat Accident: 4 Dead And 2 Injured As Pleasure Boat Smacks Concrete

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