|
''Bulgaria'' () was a class 785/OL800 〔 Russian river cruise ship (built in Komárno, Czechoslovakia) which operated in the Volga-Don basin. On 10 July 2011, ''Bulgaria'' sank in the Kuybyshev Reservoir of the Volga River near Syukeyevo, Kamsko-Ustyinsky District, Tatarstan, Russia,〔 with 201〔http://www.vz.ru/news/2011/7/24/509554.html〕 passengers and crew aboard when sailing from the town of Bolgar to the regional capital, Kazan. The catastrophe led to 122 confirmed deaths (bodies recovered and identified).〔http://www.svobodanews.ru/content/article/24275528.html〕〔 The sinking of ''Bulgaria'' is the largest Russian ship disaster since 1986 when the crashed into a cargo ship and 423 people died.〔(Крупнейшие катастрофы кораблей стран бывшего СССР :: Чрезвычайные происшествия ). Top.rbc.ru. Retrieved on 2011-07-14.〕 ==Ship== ''Bulgaria'' was built at Slovak shipyard in Komárno, Czechoslovakia, in 1955 as ''Ukraina'', and was renamed in February 2010 to ''Bulgaria'' after the Volga Bulgaria.〔 Her length was , her beam was , her draft was , and her power output was . She had two engines and two decks.〔 Her cruising speed was , and her original passenger capacity was 233 (then reduced after overhaul). At the time of the sinking, ''Bulgaria'' was owned by Kamskoye Rechnoye Parokhodstvo, which leased the ship to OOO Briz, which in turn subleased it to OOO Argorechtur, which operated it, according to media reports, on a bareboat charter. That means OOO Agrorechtur accepted sole liability for technical maintenance and crew placement. Investigators claim that Argorechtur was operating the cruise ship without a proper licence, and the director of OOO Agrorechtur was arrested on 12 July 2011.〔(Leaseholder's company director detained ). Lenta.ru. 12 July 2011. Retrieved on 2011-07-14.〕 On 22 July with the help of two salvage cranes ''Bulgaria'' was partially lifted to the water surface. On 23 July it was moved to the nearby shallow Gulf of Kirelsky, where its hold was sealed. On 25 July the bodies of the last two missing passengers were found in their cabins. On 26 July ''Bulgaria'' was placed to floating dock for further disaster investigation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bulgaria (ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|