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Deadly 'Bulgaria' Boat Owned by Tatarstan Tourism Company
World | July 10, 2011, Sunday // 16:20
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The Bulgaria sank in the middle of the river in the Volga region near the village of Syukeyevo. File photo
The cruiser ship named "Bulgaria", which sank Sunday in the Tatarstan region of Russia's Volga river with more than 170 people aboard, belongs to a local tourism company.
The boat was traveling from the town of Bolgar to the regional capital, Kazan.
At least two persons died and 96 people went missing after the boat went down.
The Bulgaria sank in the middle of the river in the Volga region near the village of Syukeyevo in the Kansko-Ustinovsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan on Sunday afternoon.
There were 173 people onboard when the passenger ship went down.
A helicopter and two rescue boats are currently working on the scene of the incident.
The double-deck ship was built in Czechoslovakia in 1955 and is designed for 140 passengers, according to the site of the company that owns it.
The cruise ship had two restaurants, a bar, a music lounge, a beach deck and 1, 2, 3 and 4-seat cabins and one luxurious cabin.
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