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Russia’s deadly marine disaster

President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday ordered sweeping inspections of Russia’s aging fleet of civilian ships after more than 100 people—including dozens of children—were feared dead when an allegedly overloaded Volga River cruise ship sank in a thunderstorm on Sunday, in the country’s worst marine accident in 25 years. “It’s already clear that this disaster couldn’t […]