* World News Quick Take Sep 7, 2009
The vessel, called the Ilinden, sank rapidly on Saturday in just 6m of water in Lake Ohrid, police spokesman Ivo Kotevski said. The vessel split in two and sank about 200m from shore. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Captain detained over Macedonia boat tragedy where dozens killed Sep 7, 2009
A sunken passenger boat is seen on the bottom of Lake Ohrid in south-western Macedonia ... A total of 53 Bulgarian tourists and three crew members were on board the pleasure boat Ilinden on Saturday when it suddenly veered and sank in the waters of Lake Ohrid, the deepest lake in the region and Macedonia's most popular tourist site. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
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In pictures: Lake disaster Sep 6, 2009
This Saturday it was reported that 15 Bulgarian tourists died when it sank on Lake Ohrid. This photo shows the Ilinden under the waters of Lake Ohrid ... A BBC correspondent in the region says accidents like this on Lake Ohrid are extremely rare. (BBC News -- Europe)
At least 15 people drown after ship capsizes in Macedonian lake Sep 6, 2009
The Iliden, which was carrying many Bulgarian tourists, capsized about 11 a.m. local time (0900 GMT) in Lake Ohrid, Macedonia's best known tourist resort, about 190 km south of the capital Skopje. Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov and Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski went to the site overseeing the rescue efforts. (People's Daily Online, China)
Mourning for Macedonia boat dead Sep 6, 2009
Police described the incident as the worst ever on Lake Ohrid. Macedonia and Bulgaria are beginning a day of mourning after a sightseeing boat sank in Lake Ohrid in south-western Macedonia, killing 15 people. (BBC News -- Europe)
Rescuers search Lake Ohrid Sep 6, 2009
Rescuers have been searching the waters of Macedonia's Lake Ohrid after a sightseeing boat sank. At least 15 people have died after the Ilinden sank about 200m from the shore. (BBC News -- Europe)
Boat Sinks In Macedonia Lake, 15 People Drown Sep 6, 2009
The boat, called the Ilinden, sank rapidly into Lake Ohrid, police spokesman Ivo Kotevski said ... Lake Ohrid itself has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 1979 ... "This is the worst accident that has ever happened on Lake Ohrid," local police spokesman Stefan Dimoski said. (CBS News -- World)
Sixteen Dead as Tourist Boat Capsizes on Lake Ohrid in Southern Macedonia Sep 6, 2009
Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- At least 16 people died after a boat carrying mostly Bulgarian tourists sank on Lake Ohrid in southwest Macedonia, Bulgarian Prime Minister said. The Macedonian sightseeing boat, made in 1924, was carrying 55 passengers and capsized about 200 meters (650 feet) offshore, shortly after sailing off from a pier, the government press office said. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
