Investigators have blamed a drunk captain for a boat crash that killed 11 people on a river cruise in the Russian city of Volgograd.
A pleasure craft carrying 16 people collided with a tugboat last night on the Volga River, about 250m from the riverbank, rescue services said.
Russia's Investigative Committee, citing preliminary results from the forensic examination, said the boat's captain, who also owned the vessel, was drunk and likely to blame for the crash.
The vessel, which had not been registered with authorities, was overloaded and there were only six life jackets on board, all of which were unused, the committee added in a statement.
Five people were rescued, and three of the survivors were in hospital, according to the website of regional governor Andrei Bocharov.
Volgograd, known as Stalingrad from 1925-1961, will host World Cup opening round matches involving England, Tunisia, Nigeria, Iceland, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Japan and Poland.
The first is the 18 June game between England and Tunisia.
