15 DIE AS TOURIST FERRY SINKS

At least 15 people have died after a tourist boat sunk in a lake in southwest Macedonia on Saturday morning and three more are said to be in critical condition. The vessel sunk about 200 meters from the shore in the cold waters of Lake Ohrid around 11 a.m. local time. Macedonian authorities don't know the identities of all deceased yet, but a group of Bulgarian tourists are among the dead. The waters were calm when the incident happened, but the accident could be due to the boat being overloaded with passengers. The ship, which was made in the 1930s, was examined in May this year and it was given a license to operate for a further year. Lake Ohrid spans Macedonia's southwest border with Albania and is a popular tourist attraction. The deepest lake in the Balkans, it is known for its natural beauty and fishing.