We found nine bodies in the sinking on the River Volga

The bodies of nine victims have been salvaged, while about 90 others still missing after the sinking of travel Bulgaria in Russia.

According to AP , two-storey vessel was carrying 188 people, including 150 tourists to enjoy the famous scenery of the river Volga. In fact, it is designed to carry up to 120 people.

A spokesman for the Russian emergency situations, Yelena Smirnikh, reported 80 people have been rescued. The ship has now sunk below the surface to 20m. The cause of the crash has not been determined.

A woman who survived the sinking. (Photo: Reuters)

Authorities and survivors said the boat tilted and sank Bulgaria quickly between rains to high winds yesterday. Among dozens of missing children. One survivor told the news agency Interfax that about 30 children are concentrated in the cockpit at the time the ship sank.

Crew only had time to open two lifeboats, but just in time to drop the only one. This morning, two new bodies were salvaged from the ship at the Kuibyshev reservoir giant, 3 km from shore.

Under the emergency of Tatarstan, two men were swimming to shore, while a boat was parked 83 others to pick up the body of a woman. The bodies of a man found later. All passengers on board is said to be Russian.

One survivor told Vesti 24 that the other ship refused to rescue them, by the time the ship sank Bulgaria. "There are two boats passing by but not stop, even though we were waving for help," one man said outside the 40, next to a man weeping in despair.

Rescuers and divers from the surrounding area was quickly at the scene where the tragedy occurred.All day yesterday, officials gave different figures on the number of people on board as well as the number of people missing, but earlier today, officials in Moscow and Tatarstan regions agreed, on ships in distress , on board 150 passengers and 38 crew.

Rescuers continue search for missing persons. (Photo: Reuters)

Volga is the longest rivers in Europe, where up to 30 km wide. The river is a popular tourist destination, especially during the summer. Most of Russia's largest cities are located in the basin of this river.

Cruising Bulgaria are made in Czechoslovakia in 1955, is owned by a local travel company. It is made trips from the capital town of Bulgar to Kazan.

A tourism expert, said the lack of walls inside the vessel Bulgaria makes it more vulnerable to spills. "In the event of an accident, so the ship will sink in minutes," Dmitri Voropayev, the head of Samara Travel company told RIA Novosti . In addition, Interfax quoted the Association of Russian tourism industry, said the ship had not been inspected and improved over the years.