“What happened to the Bulgaria on July 10 shook the entire nation without exaggeration. So many victims, so many children lost their lives. It’s horrible that we have to pay so high a price for someone’s irresponsibility, carelessness, greed and gross violation of safety rules.” Vladimir Putin At a meeting in Kazan of the government commission investigating the Bulgaria shipwreck
Transcript of the beginning of the meeting:
Vladimir Putin: Ladies and gentlemen, it seems that the people living in this country have come to see disasters of all kinds as a normal part of life. And this in itself is alarming. But what happened to the Bulgaria on July 10 shook the entire nation without exaggeration. So many victims, so many children lost their lives. It’s horrible that we have to pay so high a price for someone’s irresponsibility, carelessness, greed, and gross violation of safety rules.
...“What happened to the Bulgaria on July 10 shook the entire nation without exaggeration. So many victims, so many children lost their lives. It’s horrible that we have to pay so high a price for someone’s irresponsibility, carelessness, greed and gross violation of safety rules.” Vladimir Putin At a meeting in Kazan of the government commission investigating the Bulgaria shipwreck
Transcript of the beginning of the meeting:
Vladimir Putin: Ladies and gentlemen, it seems that the people living in this country have come to see disasters of all kinds as a normal part of life. And this in itself is alarming. But what happened to the Bulgaria on July 10 shook the entire nation without exaggeration. So many victims, so many children lost their lives. It’s horrible that we have to pay so high a price for someone’s irresponsibility, carelessness, greed, and gross violation of safety rules.
I expect our law-enforcement agencies to carry out an unbiased, in-depth inquiry into the shipwreck and to adequately assess the conduct of all those in charge. I would like the Rostekhnadzor (Federal Service for the Supervision of Environment, Technology and Nuclear Management) to closely analyse the situation from its own perspective. How could the operator provide tourist and shipping services without a license? How were tickets being sold at the port? How could the port sign a contract with a company that had no license whatsoever for port operations? Where were Rostekhnadzor and Rostransnadzor (Federal Service for the Supervision of Transport)?
We should analyse the entire regulatory base for these types of activities, establish rigorous oversight of compliance and introduce harsh penalties for violations.
Having said that, I’d like to express my thanks to the Arabella crew, which stopped to rescue passengers and fellow crewmembers of the sinking boat. I’d also like to thank the divers who continue, as we speak, their underwater search efforts, working in extremely harsh conditions.
I’m asking those in charge to ensure compliance with all the relevant safety rules. Let’s get down to work and consider what has been done so far.
And, of course, we should make sure that all decisions regarding social assistance are implemented.
more to be posted soon...
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