After his vessel collided on the Danube River with a sightseeing boat, killing seven South Korean tourists, a court hearing is underway in Hungary to decide whether the captain of the river cruise ship should be arrested.
Prosecutors are requesting that the 64-year-old Ukrainian captain of the Viking Sigyn be arrested. The captain has denied responsibility in Wednesday’s collision in central Budapest.
When it collided with the Viking vessel, seven people were rescued and 21 are still missing. The smaller sightseeing boat was carrying 33 South Koreans and two Hungarian crew.
Efforts to salvage the 27-meter (88.5-foot-long) tour boat have been hampered by the river’s fast flow and limited visibility under water.
And experts from South Korea and Austria are putting in time in the salvage efforts being coordinated by Hungary’s Counter-Terrorism Center.