Russia's sunken cruise ship lifted from Volga River bottom
12:51, 22 July 2011
KUIBYSHEV RESERVOIR (Tatarstan). July 22. KAZINFORM Russia's ill-fated cruise ship, the Bulgaria, that sank in the Volga River earlier in the month, has been lifted from the thick silt of the river bottom, an official said on Friday. Kaiznform refers to RIA Novosti.
"Specialists have lifted the bow of the vessel. As of now the ship is completely lifted from the silt," operational headquarters spokesman Timur Khikmatov said.
Earlier he said that specialists in the operation to raise the Bulgaria resting at a depth of some 20 meters (over 65 feet) lifted the aft end of the vessel.
The ship sank on July 10, with the death of at least 114 passengers and crew. Seventy-nine people were rescued and eight remain missing. Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version