River Danube: Ukrainian captain jailed after fatal river tour boat crash

2023-09-26 16:22

Twenty-five South Korean tourists died after a boat sank during a rainstorm on the River Danube.

The captain of a cruise ship which collided with a small tour boat on the River Danube in Budapest, killing 28 people, has been jailed for five years.

During a rainstorm in May 2019, the Mermaid, carrying South Korean tourists, sank within seconds of the crash.

The Ukrainian captain of the...