As a Result of the Barge Canting in Tukayevsky District of Tatarstan A Man Died

On June 29, 2015 at 0:30 A.M., there was received a report from a dispatcher of Kama Waterways on that a barge R-540 which was loaded by sand and gravel mixture of more than 1 000 tons capsized on the river Kama on the 1 632nd km of the waterway near the gardening association “Bytovik” of Tukayevsky District with the tug boat RT-356. The second shift captain born in 1985 and steersman-motorist born in 1980 had time to leave the barge when it was capsizing. Another shift captain – shift mechanic was in the captain’s cabin of the pushboat and had not time to exit.