Russian boat Bulgaria sinks on Volga

very sad, I wonder what caused this?

[Krauter]

That's a tragedy. Let's hope something like never occurs again

[Feuer Frei!]

Originally Posted by sidslotm

very sad, I wonder what caused this?

Well, an indication is that the vessel wasn't even sea-worthy:

One survivor described it as "a bad ship, a very old ship", which had already been listing to starboard when it set sail.

And this didn't help the cause at all:

one survivor revealed that before they were finally rescued other ships had refused to come to their aid.

Let's see what the investigation brings.
Negligence is certainly top of the list here.

[Feuer Frei!]

What a disaster!

Update:

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.
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.





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[Jimbuna]

Could well be negligence brought about by lack of maintenance and non adherence to whatever safety requirements are supposed to be.

[Feuer Frei!]

Update:

Officials say the boat's capacity was 120 passengers and crew, but it had been carrying 208 people on Sunday

At a government meeting on Monday Mr Medvedev called for "a complete check on all means of passenger transport". Russia had too many "old rust tubs", he complained.

He declared Tuesday a day of mourning across Russia for the Volga River victims

Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu said the boat was overcrowded, carrying 208 people, of whom 25 had not been registered as passengers

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My condolences to those affected. May the deceased RIP.

[Krauter]

Wow, didn't even make much headway in the trip...

What a shame

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Krauter

Wow, didn't even make much headway in the trip...

What a shame

Probably adds weight to just how bad a condition she was in.