The death toll in the incident with a catamaran near Volgograd increased to 11
VOLGOGRAD, June 12 — RIA Novosti. The body of the last passenger catamaran, who died in PE on the Volga near Volgograd, raised out of the water, search and rescue operations completed, told RIA Novosti the regional emergency Department.
“Just finished search and rescue operations. Water raised from the body of the last passenger catamaran. The death toll in the incident — 11 people”, — noted in Department.
As noted by the interlocutor of the Agency, with the relatives of the dead communicate with doctors and psychologists.
The incident occurred on the Volga river near the island Hungry near Volgograd, a kilometer from the coastline facing the catamaran and tow of two barges, catamaran capsized.
As reported in the Rosmorrechflot, the ship collided with a catamaran, was strictly on the fairway and room to maneuver.
On Board a 12-seater catamaran were 16 people, all of them citizens of Russia. The collision of people overboard.
The investigative Committee opened a criminal case on signs of the crime provided by part 3 of article 263 UK (“Violation of safety rules of movement of water transport, which entailed by negligence the death of two or more persons”).