Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Foreign Affairs

muriel_volestrangler

(106,609 posts)

1. Hungary tourist boat accident: Captain also involved in Dutch boat crash

Reply to soryang (Original post)

Thu Jun 6, 2019, 03:00 PM

Jun 2019

The captain of a cruise ship involved in a fatal crash in Budapest last week was behind a similar collision in the Netherlands in April, prosecutors said.

The Viking Sigyn crashed into a tourist boat, the Mermaid, on the Danube, on 29 May. The Mermaid then sank, killing 28.

The captain, a 64-year-old Ukrainian national named as Yuriy C, was later arrested. He denies any wrongdoing.
...
According to prosecutors, Yuriy C was the captain of a cruise ship that had collided with a cargo vessel while sailing from Antwerp to Ghent on 1 April.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48548023

Link to tweet

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

2 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Cruise ship captain arrested in deadly Budapest boat crash [View all] soryang Jun 2019 OP

Hungary tourist boat accident: Captain also involved in Dutch boat crash muriel_volestrangler Jun 2019 #1

Wow thanks Muriel! soryang Jun 2019 #2