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Ukrainian boat captain trial resumes
The trial of the Ukrainian boat captain, charged in connection with the deadly boat collision on the River Danube last May that resulted in the deaths of 27 people, has...
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Ukrainian captain of cruise ship disaster placed under house arrest
Ferenc Rab said the court’s ruling went against the prosecution’s position and the prosecutor’s office has “exhausted all its procedural options for the time being”.
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Ukrainian ship disaster captain held in custody over fears of fleeing
A Budapest court ordered the defendant’s arrest due to “a possibility of fleeing among other reasons”.
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Captain of Viking cruise ship charged with criminal misconduct
The charges relate to criminal misconduct leading to mass casualties and 35 counts of failing to provide assistance after the collision.
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Viking cruise ship captain to remain in custody
The captain of the Viking cruise ship which collided with a sightseeing boat in central Budapest in May is to remain in custody for at least another three months under a non-binding court ruling.
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South Korea bids farewell to boat crash victims
South Korean ambassador to Hungary Choe Kyoo-Sik said at the ceremony that Hungarian authorities gave every assistance possible in the search-and-rescue operation.
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Captain of the Viking Sigyn cruise ship taken into custody for a second time
Hungarian police have confirmed that the captain of the Viking Sigyn cruise ship had been taken into custody again and was being interrogated on suspicion of abandoning the passengers and crew of the Hableány sightseeing boat after the crash.
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Ukrainian captain charged in river cruise tragedy bailed and must remain in Budapest
The captain is being investigated for reckless endangerment of river traffic and causing a mass accident.
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The Hableány taken to Csepel port for further examination
Sources reveal that once the boat arrives at Csepel port in the south of the city, it will undergo further examinations by nautical and technical experts, in collaboration with staff members of the prosecutor’s office.
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Hableány sightseeing boat brought to the surface
Four victims were trapped inside the wreck and have been removed from the vessel. Salvagers discovered a body on the captain’s bridge. Another body has been identified as that of the only child on board at the time of the collision.
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Hungarian authorities to lift sunken sightseeing boat from Danube this week
TEK official Nándor Jasenszky said the salvage team have installed the harnesses onto the wreck and will lift the vessel in the coming days.
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Floating crane arrives to recover wreck of sunken sightseeing boat
Sources state that the operation to recover the Hableány (Mermaid) wreck is the most complex to have ever taken place on the Danube.
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Search continues for those lost in last week's boat accident in Budapest
South Korean divers recovered the body of a 60-year-old Asian male from the wreckage of the sightseeing boat and another body was recovered from further down the river.