Pichugin, who survived, partially admitted guilt in the deaths of his brother and nephew

Mikhail Pichugin, who survived two months of drifting in the Sea of Okhotsk, partially admitted guilt in the deaths of his brother and nephew on February 9.

The man partially admitted his guilt under art. 327 ("Forgery, manufacture or trafficking of forged documents"). According to Article 263 ("Violation of the rules of traffic safety and operation of marine transport"), Pichugin went beyond the maximum range for a small vessel on the high seas - 1.6 miles.

"My relatives died because of me," RIA Novosti quoted the survivor as saying.

In October last year, it became known that, despite the malfunction of the engine cooling system, Pichugin continued swimming in the restricted area. As a result of the engine failure, the Baykat 470 catamaran was in an uncontrolled drift, which led to the death of two of its relatives.

Later, in December, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation granted the defense's request to change Pichugin's territorial jurisdiction. It was sent at the request of the defendant's mother, who sought consideration in Ulan-Ude.

On October 15, 2024, fishermen discovered a boat in the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk in Kamchatka, which disappeared on August 9. It contained the only survivor, Mikhail Pichugin, and the bodies of two of his relatives, his brother and nephew.

Pichugin was taken to Magadan and hospitalized. After being discharged at the end of the same month, he returned to Buryatia. In January of this year, Pichugin confessed to violating the law. It was clarified that he had gone beyond the 3 km allowed by law from the coast. The investigators also charged the man with violating the rules of operation of a small vessel, resulting in the death of people.

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