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President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Chairman of RT State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Aide to RF President Aleksandr Abramov, RF Minister of transport Igor Levitin and relatives of the injured and perished launched mourning wreaths at the wreck site on national mourning day for the perished upon wreck of “Bulgaria” vessel.

According to the data for 14.00 on July, 12 75 corpses of the perished at the wreck site of “Bulgaria” vessel have been retrieved (50 women, 9 children, 16 men).59 corpses have been transported to Republican bureau of forensic medical examination (Kazan). 48 of them are indentified.

According to the data for 12.00 on July, 12 46 corpses of the perished upon wreck of “Bulgaria” vessel have been identified, 55 corpses have been transported for identification. The corpses of retrieved perished people are transported to Republican bureau of forensic medical examination (Kazan).

RF Minister of transport Igor Levitin and President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited memorial services in remembrance of the dead upon wreck of “Bulgaria” vessel that were held in Peter and Paul Cathedral and the oldest Mosque “Al-Mardjani” in Kazan. At Peter and Paul Cathedral of Kazan eparchy His Grace Anastasy administered the burial service for the perished because of tragedy.

In accordance with the latest data for 10.00 in the morning 66 corpses of the perished have been retrieved from the water at the wreck site of “Bulgaria” vessel. 55 of them were transported to Republican bureau of forensic medical examination (Kazan).

Of 55 people perished upon wreck of “Bulgaria” vessel 34 have been identified for 6 o’clock of July,12. By and large according to the latest data corpses of 58 perished people were lifted up from water in disaster area (39 women, 5 children, 14 men). The list of identified people according to the data for 6 o’clock of July,12 is given by RT Ministry of civil defence and emergency situations.

The Republican council on issues of charitable activity informs about opening the account for collection of charitable funds “For the victims of shipwreck”. We ask anyone who is ready to help relatives of the perished and missing to transfer funds to the settlement account of Charitable fund “Ak Bars SOZIDANIE”, 420066, Kazan, Meridiannaya st., 1a.

The official list of passengers and crewmen of “Bulgaria” vessel being on board during the wreck including unregistered passengers is placed at the web site of RT Ministry of civil defence and emergency situations.

For 14 o’clock on July,11 list of the perished because of “Bulgaria” vessel wreck in Kamsko-Ustinsky region has increased by 13 people. Such data was given by the Ministry of emergency situations on RT. 79 people were rescued. By 13 o’clock corpses of the 6 perished people were transported to Republican bureau of forensic medical examination. The identification procedure has started. The helpline of forensic medical examination is 272-05-64.

RT President Rustam Minnikhanov signed an Edict № УП-398 dated as of 11.07.2011 “On announcing the mourning in connection with tragic events in Tatarstan Republic” in connection with wreck of “Bulgaria” vessel happened in Kuibyshev water basin on July,10,2011. According to the Edict July 12, 2011 is announced the Day of mourning in the Republic of Tatarstan.