An overloaded hovercraft carrying tourists overturned on Siberia's Lake Baikal, killing five people as Russian authorities investigate the deadly accident.
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FOX 26 spoke with two passengers who were on board the ship.on the frozen edges of Siberia’s Lake Baikal ended in tragedy Tuesday after a hovercraft carrying travelers overturned in frigid waters — leaving five people dead and sparking a large-scale rescue effort, according to Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations and as cited by local media Interfax and Komsomolskaya Pravda. Rescue crews managed to pull 13 survivors from the lake, including a child, while five others were pronounced dead at the scene.
The group had been traveling as part of a guided tour near Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest freshwater lake and one of Siberia’s most popular A tourist outing on Siberia’s Lake Baikal, shown above, ended in tragedy Tuesday after a hovercraft carrying travelers overturned in frigid waters, leaving five people dead, according to Russian authorities. Authorities have not yet determined what caused the incident, but early reports suggest the hovercraft may have become unstable after moving onto thin ice near the shoreline.indicated that the hovercraft was built to carry no more than 10 passengers but was transporting 18 people along with heavy equipment at the time of the incident.
Authorities have not yet determined what caused the accident on the lake, but early reports indicate the hovercraft may have become unstable. Komsomolskaya Pravda reported the captain steered the hovercraft onto ice and jumped into the water shortly before it overturned.told Russian outlet Komsomolskaya Pravda that the model involved in the crash was poorly suited for the lake’s rough conditions.
A local tour operator told a Russian outlet that the model involved in the crash was not suited for the lake’s rough conditions.
"These boats are known to be unstable on open water," the operator reportedly said, saying the vessel is more commonly used on rivers and calmer surfaces. Investigators from Russia’s transport prosecutor’s office and the country’s Investigative Committee have opened an inquiry into the crash as officials work to determine whether safety violations contributed to the deadly accident, several reports said.
Investigators have opened an inquiry into the crash as officials work to determine whether safety violations contributed to the deadly accident. The Investigative Committee and the Buryat Transport Prosecutor's Office are investigating the hovercraft accident, according to Russian media outlets. Lake Baikal, located in southeastern Siberia, is considered one of the world’s most extraordinary natural landmarks. Recognized as the oldest, deepest and largest freshwater lake by volume, it holds nearly 20% of the planet’s unfrozen fresh water.
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