Salvage crews ready to lift boat sunk in Danube - Reuters
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A giant floating crane stays in his final position near a bridge on the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, June 10, 2019 ready to lift boat sunk in last week killing 26 South Korean tourists and two Hungarian crew.
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Hungarian salvage crews prepared on Monday to raise the wreck of a pleasure boat that capsized on the Danube river in Budapest, killing 26 South Korean tourists and two local crew.
The Mermaid sank after a large Swiss-owned cruise liner struck it from behind on May 29 as both vessels passed under a 19th century bridge in the Hungarian capital during heavy rain.
It was the worst disaster in half a century on Europe’s longest river, which has become an increasingly popular route for big hotel cruisers.
The bodies of all but eight of the victims have been recovered.
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The Viking Sigyn cruise liner’s captain, a 64-year-old Ukrainian man identified by police as C. Yuriy, is being held as a suspect. His lawyers said he was upset but did nothing wrong.
Seven South Koreans were saved and 20 of the victims’ bodies have been recovered. On a nearby embankment, people have placed flowers, candles and teddy bears.