Two ships collided off the coast of Crimea.

On Board yachts and speed boats were 12 people, including two children.

Two people were killed and three were injured in the collision of a yacht and speed boats in the Black sea in area of Kerch on Saturday evening, reported “Interfax” the assistant to the chief of the Crimean Department of the emergency Ministry Vladimir Ivanov.

“Two people received injuries incompatible with life, three hospitalized in Kerch city hospital. Children, fortunately, has not suffered”, – said the Agency interlocutor.

On the yacht “Solaris” (the port of registry – Kerch) there were eight people, including two children, on the speedboat “TK 0393”, according to preliminary data, was four.

“A powerful collision occurred near the coast, 200 to 300 metres in the waters of Kerch. Boats have two engines. The court is not sunk, they are afloat,” – said V. Ivanov.

At the scene, emergency workers and law enforcement.

The causes of the incident are being investigated.

“(The incident) is engaged in the Kerch transport Prosecutor’s office, on her control of the procedural check, which is carried out by investigative bodies, and they organized the audit of execution of the legislation on safety of navigation”, – said the “Interfax” the official representative of southern transport Prosecutor Agnes Savchenko.

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