Volga River

The Trans Siberian crosses the Volga River which is the longest river in Europe.

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The aircraft rolled on its left side and crashed in a ball of fire along a bank of the Volga River.

Russia Pilots Braked on Takeoff Gregory L. White 2011

Russian officials say they have encountered a problem trying to raise the sunken tour boat, Bulgaria, from the bottom of the Volga River in Tartarstan.

Emergency Workers Attempt to Raise Capsized Russian Tour Boat 2011

In another incident earlier this month, a Russian tourist boat sank in bad weather in the Volga River, killing 122 people in one of Russia's deadliest river accidents in years.

Russian Pleasure Boat Hits Barge in Moscow River, 9 Killed 2011

The overloaded boat sank July 10 on the Volga River about two miles from the shore in Tartarstan.

Emergency Workers Attempt to Raise Capsized Russian Tour Boat 2011

They said all three engines were operating until the moment of the plane went down on a bank of the Volga River.

Mourners in Russia Remember Plane-Crash Victims Richard Boudreaux 2011

Russian authorities say there is little chance of finding any more survivors from an overloaded tourist boat that sank Sunday in the Volga River, leaving at least 100 people missing.

Russian Boat Sinks on Volga, 9 Dead 2011

Russian officials said 102 people, including dozens of children, were missing and at least one person died after a passenger boat sank Sunday in the Volga River around 750 kilometers east of Moscow.

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The boat went down in the Volga River about 750 kilometers east of Moscow in the republic of Tatarstan.

Russian Boat Sinks on Volga, 9 Dead 2011

MOSCOW—Emergency officials say 111 people remain missing and at least one person has died after a passenger boat with over 180 people onboard sank on the Volga River.

Russia Reports 111 Missing After Boat Sinks in Volga Associated Press 2011