Russian Titanic: Bulgaria is country’s worst shipping disaster

It’s been described as the biggest boating disaster in Russia’s modern history. In the space of just three minutes, a pleasure cruiser with 208 people onboard went down in the Volga river, taking over half of its passengers with it. Nearly 130 people were killed, many of them children. A week later, the operation to raise the ship from the bottom is underway. RT’s Tom Barton is at the scene and monitoring the situation. RT on Twitter: twitter.com RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com

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  1. djtimesto says:

    @PravoslavnaOhridska We have many different nationalities were killed Russian Muslims in general … people from Russia vse.eto ship simply called “Bulgaria” and the country of Bulgaria, he has nothing to do

  2. djtimesto says:

    Kazakhstan – a country, not city. and it was made ​​in the Czech Republic and the ship was formerly called “Ukraine”, and last year was renamed the “Bulgaria”

  3. roflwaffle12321 says:

    @jordanfuller10 -___________-

  4. jordanfuller10 says:

    @roflwaffle12321 1,517 mate.

  5. roflwaffle12321 says:

    @Danny022479 me it’s a typo. I obviously didn’t push down on the t and h buttons hard enough. What, did you think you were clever or something?

  6. AUSM92 says:

    @BoudiccaBlanc What does China undervaluing it’s currency have to do with a level playing field. How is China lessening it’s citizens purchasing power in order to subsidise the lifestyles of the rest of world bad for us?

    Again capitalism is private ownership and control of capital. It does not devolve into anything. Statism is what devolves into fascism etc..

  7. AUSM92 says:

    @BoudiccaBlanc The Federal Reserve system is 100% a product of statism. It’s monopoly on money is protected with state violence. Money is simply a commodity valued as a medium of exchange, if it wasn’t illegal to do so it would be perfectly possible for private mints and payment methods to provide monetary services.

  8. AUSM92 says:

    @BoudiccaBlanc Power doesn’t concentrate as population grows. This statement represents economic ignorance, as population grows increased division of labour (ie specialisation) and technology like internet means power becomes more distributed than ever before.

    A state does not coordinate economic activity, economic activity is coordinated by literally billions of ever changing prices and time preferences of producers and consumers (see On The Use Of Knowledge In Society)

  9. Danny022479 says:

    @roflwaffle12321 not with at english you’re not! “….Look who’s talking Pal.

  10. roflwaffle12321 says:

    @Danny022479 not with at english you’re not! “our news network doesnt show this tragedy” no one from america would ever say that…ever. It makes no fucking sense.

  11. roflwaffle12321 says:

    Thats some good hyperbole. “Russian Titanic”. 1513 died in the real titanic, this just doesn’t compare.

  12. Ninoortah says:

    NOTHING will change because of this tragedy. In a few days the “alternative” media will report that this boat was sunk by the CIA; the ignorant paranoid bigoted russian people will INSTANTLY believe such conspiracy theory trash; internet trolls will flood the internet with posts about how the jews &/or americans &/or chechens &/or masons &/or bilderberg group &/or bla bla bla are to blame for this & no one will take personal responsibility. Not ONE new boat safety practice will be instituted.

  13. BoudiccaBlanc says:

    @djtimesto

    You are correct about the Volga river. I didn’t know that the ship was manufactured in the Czech Republic. (Maybe, it had been to a city in Kazakhstan.)

    It’s a terrible tragedy. :( (

  14. TheENTERRAPTURE17 says:

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  15. djtimesto says:

    @BoudiccaBlanc ship was made ​​in the Czech Republic, not in Kazakhstan! and he sank on the river “Volga”, not “Don”

  16. Nicollie1062 says:

    @thrummer1953 <3 thank you for having a heart…You are absolutely right..these were people.. these were children.. whether in Russia, U.S, or ANYWhere else.. it is a tragedy. Take care.

  17. TheENTERRAPTURE17 says:

    SALVATIONS Bible Prophecy CIA Veteran Says “ISRAEL Will ATTACK IRAN” September? VISION -ATTACK Of ISRAEL That Is Coming!Osama Bin Laden Dead May 1,2011/Hitler Dead April 30,1945 66 Years Apart!Another 6 is coming this year.Microchip-666 in hands and foreheads.Hell is real!Middle East and Israel conflict,WWIII?-Bible Prophecy!TO NON BELIEVERS REPENT SAVE YOUR SOULS.JESUS IS COMING!Get raptured not suffer the great tribulation.LISTEN TO PAUL BEGLEY IN YOUTUBE.

  18. TheHorsenation says:

    @DancingYeti187
    you mean like the US should keep it’s bridges in decent condition so they don’t all fall into the rivers? :)
    yeah good advise, and dont bail out all your bankers every year.

  19. Danny022479 says:

    Thanks RT and YB for sharing this with me, I’m from America and our news network doesnt show this tragedy…God bless, from America.

  20. thrummer1953 says:

    This is no time for hatred & politics.
    Sincerest sympathies to the families & friends of the lost from the USA. Our hearts go out to you.

  21. DancingYeti187 says:

    Instead of feeding Fat lazy Russian Oligarchs with money , Russia should update its ships and airlines….

  22. TheENTERRAPTURE17 says:

    SALVATIONS Bible Prophecy CIA Veteran Says “ISRAEL Will ATTACK IRAN” September? VISION -ATTACK Of ISRAEL That Is Coming!Osama Bin Laden Dead May 1,2011/Hitler Dead April 30,1945 66 Years Apart!Another 6 is coming this year.Microchip-666 in hands and foreheads.Hell is real!Middle East and Israel conflict,WWIII?-Bible Prophecy!TO NON BELIEVERS REPENT SAVE YOUR SOULS.JESUS IS COMING!Get raptured not suffer the great tribulation.LISTEN TO PAUL BEGLEY IN YOUTUBE.

  23. BoudiccaBlanc says:

    @nela04

    I’m wondering is she might have been on some sort of sedative. If my child was (possibly) in that ship. I’d want to be there; as stressful as it might be.

    This is so sad; it could have been prevented with proper licensing and inspection. Overloading it was inexcusable!!!

    (Somewhere on RT there is an interview with the captain of the Arabella; the ship that rescued the people floating in the water from the Bulgaria……chilling)

  24. akulabite says:

    @PravoslavnaOhridska russians

  25. nela04 says:

    @BoudiccaBlanc i know dude, but still a bit to cold for my taste

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