A pleasure boat carrying more than 170 people sank in 20 metres river, in Russia's Volga river on Sunday, killing at least one person and leaving dozens missing, emergency officials said. One body has been recovered and 61 people are unaccounted for after the boat, a double-decked river cruiser called the Bulgaria, sank at 1.58 p.m. (0858 GMT) in the Tatarstan region, an Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman said.
"We don't know yet why it sank. There were 140 passengers and 33 staff. One was found dead, a passing boat saved some people. Sixty-one are unaccounted for," she said. A rescue team aided by a helicopter was searching for missing people, she said. The boat was heading to the regional capital, Kazan, some 830 km (515 miles) east of Moscow, and sank three km (1.85 miles) from shore, the ministry's regional branch said.
Reuters
OMG! Will the 61 people unaccounted for be found alive? I am curious...
I hope they would still find the missing ones alive, I'll keep you in touch as the search for survive continues.
So sad!!! over 100 people have now being confirmed dead in the Russia's Volga river that sank on Sunday. Amen their gentle soul rent in peace. Amen!