Administrator sentenced for catamaran death without life jackets
An administrator of the Siberian Bay recreation base in Ust-Ilimsk was sentenced for the death of a 41-year-old man who drowned during a catamaran ride with his son in August 2025.
Apr 24, 2026 0
The Siberian Bay recreation base administrator failed to provide life jackets before the fatal catamaran trip.
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The administrator of the Siberian Bay recreation base in Ust-Ilimsk has been sentenced in the case of the death of a 41-year-old man during a catamaran trip in August 2025. The court found that the employee neglected safety regulations, the joint press service of the courts of general jurisdiction of Irkutsk Oblast reports.
Recall, the man was riding a catamaran with his son, and when they fell into the water, he managed to save the boy but could not get out himself.
The court established that the administrator allowed the man and the boy onto the catamaran without life jackets, did not instruct them on how to operate the vessel, and did not monitor the vacationers from the shore to assist in case of an emergency. He partially admitted guilt.
The man was sentenced to 2 years in a strict-regime penal colony.
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