Russia’s sunken cruise ship lifted from Volga River bottom

Bulgaria

Bulgaria riverboat © RIA Novosti.

The final death toll from the sinking of a Russian cruise vessel on the Volga river was confirmed at 122 on Monday after rescuers found the last two bodies that had been missing following the tragedy.

There were 201 people onboard the twin-deck riverboat Bulgaria, which capsized and sank during a thunderstorm on July 10 near the village of Syukeyevo in the Republic of Tatarstan. Seventy-nine people were rescued.

The wreck of the 80-meter cruiser, which was lying at a depth of some 20 meters, was lifted on Friday from thick silt on the river bottom. Divers recovered the final eight bodies from inside the vessel after it was towed to shallower waters on Saturday.

A police investigation into the tragedy is under way and two people have already been charged over the sinking of the ship.

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