Volga
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The Volga is a major river in Russia that features prominently in transportation incidents, including vessel collisions and groundings. Notable events include a tanker collision near Gorodets in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, a cargo ship running aground with wheat, and a hydrocycle accident in Tatarstan resulting in the death of a 35-year-old orchestra soloist. The river is also associated with weather-related disruptions, such as the suspension of the Nizhny Novgorod cable car due to strong winds and heavy rains.
Recent coverage
- Meteorologists FOBOs: July 7 will be a sunny summer day for residents of the Chernozem region — Вести
- Girl on a hydrocycle crashes into a SUP with three men on the Volga — РИАМО
- Oil tanker collides with two others near Gorodets on the Volga — Вести
- Orchestra member dies in collision between jet ski and water skis in Tatarstan — Вести
- Tatarstan State Orchestra Soloist Dies After Hydrocycle Collision on the Volga — Вечерняя Москва
- Girl on a hydrocycle hits kayakers in Tatarstan; one person missing — Вести
- Rescuers evacuate stranded passengers from cable car in Nizhny Novgorod — Коммерсантъ
- 16 people stranded on a cable car in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast; they had to rappel down the ropes from cabins to ground — Meduza
- All passengers of the Nizhny Novgorod cableway evacuated from stuck cabins — Интерфакс
- 16 people, including children, stranded on cable car over the Volga — Фонтанка
- Passengers evacuated from cable car in Nizhny Novgorod — Вести
- Cabin cars stuck on Nizhny Novgorod cableway — Интерфакс
- 10 people stranded on cable car between Nizhny Novgorod and Bor — Вечерняя Москва
- Four cable car cabins stuck on the Volga suspension bridge in Nizhny Novgorod — Вести
- Man drowns in Volga River in Saratov region; investigation underway — Вести
- "Zvezdach": Lep's owns real estate worth over a billion rubles — Вечерняя Москва
- Grain barge runs aground on the Volga in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast — Интерфакс
- Grain barge runs aground on the Volga in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast — Вести
- The boat of deceased Yandex top manager Loiter was raised from the bottom of the Volga — Коммерсантъ
- Tishkovets: Weather in Southern Russia Will Reach +35 Degrees in the Coming Days — Вести