Russian officials say an overloaded motor boat sank in the Moscow River after crashing into a docked barge in the pre-dawn darkness and nine people were killed. The other seven passengers survived.

Vladimir Markin, the spokesman for the main investigative agency, said the owner had been found in violation of regulations three times in the past, including for exceeding the boat’s maximum capacity of 12. The boat was carrying 16 people when it crashed early Sunday.

A woman is comforted by a Russian emergency ministry worker on the banks of the Moscow river following a crash between a pleasure boat and barge in Moscow.
A woman is comforted by a Russian emergency ministry worker on the banks of the Moscow river following a crash between a pleasure boat and barge in Moscow.Nine people died on Sunday when a riverboat collided with a barge and sank in the Moscow River. REUTERS
A woman is comforted by a Russian emergency ministry worker L on the banks of the Moscow river following a crash between a pleasure boat and barge in Moscow.
A woman is comforted by a Russian emergency ministry worker (L) on the banks of the Moscow river following a crash between a pleasure boat and barge in Moscow .Nine people died on Sunday when a riverboat collided with a barge and sank in the Moscow River. REUTERS
A woman is comforted by a Russian emergency ministry worker L on the banks of the Moscow river following a crash between a pleasure boat and barge in Moscow.
A woman is comforted by a Russian emergency ministry worker (L) on the banks of the Moscow river following a crash between a pleasure boat and barge in Moscow.Nine people died on Sunday when a riverboat collided with a barge and sank in the Moscow River. REUTERS
Police, emergency workers and survivors gather on the banks of the Moscow river following a crash between a pleasure boat and barge in Moscow.
Police, emergency workers and survivors gather on the banks of the Moscow river following a crash between a pleasure boat and barge in Moscow.A riverboat collision with a barge in central Moscow killing nine people. REUTERS
Police, emergency workers and survivors gather on the banks of the Moscow river following a crash between a pleasure boat and barge in Moscow.
Police, emergency workers and survivors gather on the banks of the Moscow river following a crash between a pleasure boat and barge in Moscow .A riverboat collision with a barge in central Moscow killing nine people. REUTERS
Emergency workers look for survivors following a crash between a private boat and river barge on the Moscow river in Moscow.
Emergency workers look for survivors following a crash between a private boat and river barge on the Moscow river in Moscow.A riverboat collision with a barge in central Moscow killing nine people. REUTERS
Emergency workers look for survivors following a crash between a private boat and river barge on the Moscow river in Moscow.
Emergency workers look for survivors following a crash between a private boat and river barge on the Moscow river in Moscow .A riverboat collision with a barge in central Moscow killing nine people. REUTERS
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