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...
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...
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”.
The foreign minister said central Europe is the “engine of growth in Europe” and said it was time to “further boost that quality with a modern, shared Danube strategy”.
The charges relate to criminal misconduct leading to mass casualties and 35 counts of failing to provide assistance after the collision.
The captain is being investigated for reckless endangerment of river traffic and causing a mass accident.
South Korea’s President and Prime Minister have expressed their thanks to Hungarian authorities for their relentless efforts to recover bodies from the sightseeing boat tragedy.
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.
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.
Sources state that the operation to recover the Hableány (Mermaid) wreck is the most complex to have ever taken place on the Danube.
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.
The PM has asked for a comprehensive, strict and thorough investigation in the case, adding that “we want to know exactly what happened and why” and the public will be informed about the results.
Sources say human error is to blame for the accident as the search continues along the entire Hungarian stretch of the Danube for the 21 missing tourists.
President János Áder said Hungarian authorities will make all possible efforts to find the survivors of the Budapest boat tragedy.