The work on lifting M/V Polesje-8 crashed at Irtysh river starts at the water area of river Irtysh near Novaya Stanitsa settlement, Omsk region authority of the Ministry of Emergencies says. Slick bars have been placed to prevent possible spill of oil products.
Representatives of the Emergency Ministry, Regional Office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, investigation and operational group and salvage divers work at the scene of the accident.
The passenger hydrofoil Polesje-8 collided with a barge on August 17, 2013 at 13:20 (local time), 10 km from Omsk. The accident claimed 6 lives, 47 persons were injured.
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