RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 2 : Brazil - Vehicle Accident

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Situation Update No. 2 Posted:2009-12-22, 19:09:32 [UTC] Ref.no.: VI-20091222-24270-BRA Situation Update No. 2 On 2009-12-25 at 05:21:51 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Location: Brazil State of Pará Amazon River Number of Deads: 14 person(s) Number of Missing: 6 person(s) Number of Evacuated: 94 person(s) Situation: Brazilian rescuers have recovered the bodies of 14 people, who have been killed in a ship accident in the Amazon River, local media said on Friday citing rescue sources. The "Almirante Barroso" vessel capsized late on Monday near the remote jungle city of Monte Alegre, apparently after hitting a sand spit. About 100 passengers managed to swim to safety. One woman is still listed as missing. A team of divers and a helicopter continue search efforts. Rescuers say the vessel might have been overloaded with passengers and luggage, which caused it to capsize. Some 80 people drowned last year in eight major shipwrecks in the Amazon River basin. In one of the deadliest similar accidents in the area, 48 people died in May 2008 when the Comandante Sales boat sank in the Solimoes River, one of the Amazon's largest tributaries. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu