More bodies recovered
following Danube boat accident
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| Recovery operation for sunken ship in River Danube in Budapest (ANSA) |
Four bodies are recovered from the wreckage of the Mermaid
tour boat that sank in the Danube as it was lifted out of the river Tuesday
morning in the Hungarian capital Budapest.
Divers search for bodies as a huge floating crane lifts the
wreck of the Mermaid tour boat to the surface nearly two weeks after a
collision with another ship near Budapest's Margit Bridge.
Efforts to raise the vessel and search for remaining victims
have proved problematic due to the river Danube's high springtime water levels.
Early on Tuesday rescuers were seen carrying away the
remains of several victims on stretchers to a small police cruise boat docked
nearby.
Once this operation is completed the boat will be handed
over to police investigating the collision.
The sightseeing boat sank on May 29 after colliding with a
much larger river cruise ship, the Viking Sigyn.
Nineteen South Koreans and a Hungarian crewman have been
confirmed dead.
Seven people were rescued following the collision.
The captain of the Viking Sigyn, has been under arrest since
the beginning of June, suspected of endangering water transport leading to a
deadly mass accident.
The collision was the worst disaster on the Danube in more
than 50 years.
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