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Witnesses to superyacht crew death stay silent
PHUKET: Mystery still surrounds the death of a Bulgarian crew member who died after both his legs sustained massive injuries on board the superyacht Ocean Victory. Witnesses to the incident have remained silent and not responded to requests to be questioned by Kuraburi Police. “I have sent out letters to all relevant people who were on the yacht on the day of the accident, asking that they come into the station for further questioning. However, no one has presented themselves yet,” confirmed Capt Kitchana Thengrueng of the Kuraburi Police. Bulgarian national Toni Hriston Kolev, 33, was fatally injured on March 13, in what appeared to be a freak accident, as the ship was anchoring off Koh Tachai in the Similan Islands archipelago (story here). Measuring 459.32 feet in length, the Ocean Victory, currently sailing under the flag of the Cayman Islands, is one of the 10 largest superyachts in the world. The vessel was launched in 2014 and is owned by Russian steel magnate and politician Viktor Rashnikov. The Bulgarian national was reportedly caught up in the yacht's chain mechanism while it was weighing anchor at about 2pm. “When we got the report from Takuapa Police, there were no details of exactly what happened to Mr Kolev. It looks like it was an accident, but we need more details from those involved,” said Capt Thengrueng. “At this stage, we have yet to press charges against anyone.” - See more at: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Witnesses-superyacht-crew-death-stay-silent/63506#sthash.gz7eJwjh.dpuf
Deadly accident during anchor manoever
A Bulgarian crew member of the "Ocean Victory" was deadly injured in the afternoon of Mar 13, 2016, when his legs were caught in anchor chain while it was heaved off Ko Tachai island, north of Phuket Island in the Andaman Sea. The victim, identified as Toni Hristov Kolev, 33, was taken to hospital in Phuket by a yacht’s water craft and when on land, by ambulance, but later died in hospital. The yacht belongs to the Russian oligarch Victor Rashnikov.
Ocean Victory arrives in Singapore
OCEAN VICTORY is a Fincantieri super yacht designed Espen Øeino and Alberto Pinto. At 140m long it will be at number nine in the top 10 largest yachts in the world. It is reported to have seven decks, six pools and accommodate a 14m tender in a flood able garage the owner of the superyacht is Viktor Rashnikov
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