US EditionUkrainian 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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Captain found guilty in Hungary for 2019 Danube collision that killed at least 27
The captain of a river cruise boat that collided with another vessel in Hungary's capital in 2019, killing at least 27 people most of them South Korean tourists, was found guilty on Tuesday of negligence leading to a fatal mass catastrophe and sentenced to five years in prison. Judge Leona Nemet...
Ukrainian captain found guilty after cruise boat collides with another vessel in Hungary, causing 27 deaths
The captain of a river cruise boat that collided with another vessel in Hungary's capital in 2019, killing at least 27 people who were mostly tourists from South Korea, was found guilty on Tuesday of negligence leading to a fatal mass catastrophe and sentenced to five years and six months in prison. Judge Leona Nemeth with the Pest Central District Court found that the negligence of the Ukrainian captain, 68-year-old Yuriy Chaplinsky, had led to…
Ukrainian Captain Found Guilty in Hungary for 2019 Boat Collision That Killed at Least 27
The captain of a river cruise boat that collided with another vessel in Hungary's capital in 2019, killing at least 27 people who were mostly tourists from South Korea, was found guilty on Tuesday of negligence leading to a fatal mass catastrophe and sentenced to five years and six months in prison. Judge Leona Nemeth with the Pest Central District Court found that the negligence of the Ukrainian captain, 68-year-old Yuriy Chaplinsky, had led t…
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