Overloading of boats was the cause of his disaster at coast of Odessa region, said on the first day of the weekend Deputy Minister of infrastructure of Ukraine Yuriy Vaskov.

"according to the Register of navigation of Ukraine, the boat had valid documents, allowing to carry 12 passengers and 3 crew members. Today, however, the ship went to sea with 33 passengers and 3 crew members, we have been overloaded more than 2 times. On inaccurate data, it also became a cause of the tragedy ", ? leads RIA "Novosti" letter of the Ministry. It is stated that the search operation continues. First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, leader of the Council at the inquiry events Gennady Zubko said that the rescuers still looking for one person at the crash site of the boat. For his part, the Governor of the Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili said about the 2 missing persons." watched the event, held a meeting with the staff. 12 dead and 2 missing, 20 people are transferred to hospital, most of them without serious damage ", ? said Saakashvili. On the first day of weekend pleasure boat " Ivolga ", in which compartment there were 36 people, capsized in the Black sea near the city of Belgorod-Dniester, the victims of the tragedy were twelve.

sections: Politics