Mermaid Ship Disaster: Ukrainian Captain Is Sentenced More than four years after the tragedy, the verdict in the trial was delivered on Tuesday. Judge Leona Németh ruled... 2023.09.26.
Third Anniversary of Danube Tourist Boat Tragedy Marked A memorial event was held at Margaret Bridge in Budapest on Sunday to mark the third anniversary of a boat... 2022.05.29.
Hableány Tragedy – Plaintiffs Seek HUF 4 Billion in Compensation The trial in a lawsuit brought against two boat operating companies by the survivors and families of the victims of... 2022.01.22.
Hableány Disaster: Trial Continues with Shocking Statements from Survivors More survivors from South Korea were interviewed by a remote hearing at the Pest District Court on Thursday in the... 2021.12.17.
2 Year Anniversary of Hungary’s Most Tragic Ship Accident The deadly boat collision on the River Danube near Margaret Bridge in Budapest that claimed the lives of 27 people,... 2021.05.29.
Victims of Hableány Ship Collision Call for Compensation The people who lost their loved ones in the 2019 Hableány tragedy, as well as the survivors of the ship... 2021.05.11.
Ship Collision: Captain of Close-by Ship to Remain under Criminal Supervision A Ukrainian boat captain charged in connection with a deadly boat collision on the River Danube in 2019 will remain... 2021.03.09.
Ship Collision: Prosecutor Appeals for Stricter Criminal Supervision of Viking Sigyn Captain The public prosecutors of Budapest's 6th and 7th districts have submitted an appeal against a court ruling that stipulates the... 2021.01.30.
Ship Accident – Trial of Viking Sigyn Captain Continues after Suspension Due to Coronavirus The trial of the Ukrainian boat captain, charged in connection with the deadly boat collision on the River Danube last... 2020.09.08.
Hungary Commemorates First Anniversary of Tragic Hableány Boat Collision on Danube One of Europe’s most devastating boating accidents happened exactly one year ago in Budapest. The incident claimed at least 25... 2020.05.29.
Ship Collision – Captain Won’t Waive Right to Trial As Prosecution Proposes 9 Year Prison Sentence The Ukrainian boat captain charged in connection with last May's collision on the Danube has refused to waive his right... 2020.03.11.
Ship Collision – Captain of Close-by Ship Placed under Criminal Supervision A Budapest court ordered placing under criminal supervision the captain of a third ship in connection with a cruise ship... 2020.01.30.
Ship Collision: Viking Sigyn Captain Back in House Arrest A Budapest court has ordered the Ukrainian captain of a cruise ship which collided with a sightseeing boat in central... 2020.01.21.
Ship Collision – Viking Sigyn Captain Again Taken into Custody A Budapest court has ordered the Ukrainian captain of a cruise ship which collided with a sightseeing boat in central... 2019.12.16.
Hableány Tragedy – Charges Brought against Viking Cruise Ship Captain Charges have been brought against the captain of a cruise ship which collided with sightseeing boat Hableány in central Budapest... 2019.11.28.
Ship Collision – Salvage Operation Costs EUR 2 Million Efforts by Hungary's law enforcement bodies to salvage the wreck of sightseeing boat Hableány (Mermaid) from the River Danube and... 2019.08.30.
Ship Collision: Hableány Was Unfit to Navigate? According to latest expert opinions, instead of the required two sailors, only one captained the Hableány sightseeing boat, which collided with... 2019.07.31.
Ship Collision: Cruise Ship Captain’s Bail Release Unlawful, Top Court Rules – UPDATED The decision by lower courts to release on bail the captain of a cruise ship which collided with a sightseeing... 2019.07.29.
Police: Viking Sigyn Captain ‘not under the Influence’ The Ukrainian captain of the Viking Sigyn cruise ship was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the... 2019.06.18.
Ship Collision: Viking Cruise Ship Captain Posts Bail The Ukrainian captain of the cruise ship which collided with a sightseeing boat in central Budapest on May 29 has... 2019.06.13.
Ship Collision – Court Rules Cruise Ship Captain Release on Bail The Ukrainian captain of the cruise ship which collided with a sightseeing boat in central Budapest on May 29 can... 2019.06.12.
