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Ukrainian boat captain found guilty in Hungary for the 2019 Danube collision that killed at least 27

The captain of a cruise liner in Hungary has been sentenced to five years in prison for causing an accident in 2019 that killed 25 South Korean tourists and two crew members.
The accident occurred when the cruise ship, named Viking Sigyn, hit and sank a smaller tourist vessel called Mermaid during heavy rain on the River Danube in Budapest, making it the worst disaster on the river in over 50 years.
The Ukrainian captain of the cruise ship, Yuri Chaplinsky, was found guilty of gross negligence and failing to pay sufficient attention, resulting in the accident.

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