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Passenger ship 'Moskovsky-11' with 90 passengers ran aground in Yakutia

The passenger ship 'Moskovsky-11', owned by the company 'Lenatrans', ran aground in Yakutia on October 21, approximately 700 meters from the shore, during a voyage from Yakutsk from the Namystation to Nizhny Bestyakh. There were 90 passengers and five crew members on board; no one was injured. Checks by the transport prosecutor's office and the Investigative Committee have been launched.

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Passengers Evacuated from the Moskovsky-11 Motor Ship That Ran Aground on the Lena in Yakutia

The Moskovsky-11 motor ship, traveling from Yakutsk to Nizhny Bestyakh, ran aground approximately 500 meters from the shore between the Maly and Bolshoy Khatastyr islands. There were more than a hundred passengers on board, including 40 children, and three crew members. The evacuation is being carried out using hovercraft: according to the Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Situations of Yakutia, as of 18:17 local time, 68 people have been evacuated.

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