Can the information in the news bulletin about the boating tragedy in F. Y. R.O. M.

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really be true? Greek television states that the boat that sank, with the terrible toll of fifteen dead
Bulgarian tourists, had been in commission since 1924, and that an
investigation is under way to determine if the number of passengers on
board exceeded the regulation number.
 
That's what i heard too. It was build in 1924 in Germany.
Now there is misunderstanding on the passeger regulation number.
Usually that is much smaller that the actual capacity of the vessel and it is dictated (usually) by the number of seats installed.
So really tha fact that were 10 more people on it did not cause the accident.
That it was older than my grandmother, and poorely maintained is definetelly the problem.
 
YES....Hellenic Radio had this to say about the incident:

At least 17 people were drowned Saturday when a tourist boat sank suddenly in FYROM's popular Lake Ohrid, local media said. Two more people are feared drowned. Fifty three people were pulled to safety after the boat capsized some 200 metres from shore.

The captain of the Iliden was among the dead, Interior Minister Gordana Jankulovska said, adding that the vessel was carrying "a group of Bulgarian tourists and their guide".

FYROM's state-run television said the boat was licensed to carry up to 43 passengers, however, 53 passengers were on board. The causes of the accident remain sketchy.

The FYROM administration expressed its sorrow over the accident, while the Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister rushed to the site to facilitate the transfer of the dead Bulgarians.

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YES....Hellenic Radio had this to say about the incident:

At least 17 people were drowned Saturday when a tourist boat sank suddenly in FYROM's popular Lake Ohrid, local media said. Two more people are feared drowned. Fifty three people were pulled to safety after the boat capsized some 200 metres from shore.

The captain of the Iliden was among the dead, Interior Minister Gordana Jankulovska said, adding that the vessel was carrying "a group of Bulgarian tourists and their guide".

FYROM's state-run television said the boat was licensed to carry up to 43 passengers, however, 53 passengers were on board. The causes of the accident remain sketchy.

The FYROM administration expressed its sorrow over the accident, while the Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister rushed to the site to facilitate the transfer of the dead Bulgarians.

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