Tragedy in Budapest: a ship struck a cruise ship and seven dead and 21 missing

The Danube is in mourning. A boat carrying South Korean tourists he sank in seconds after colliding with another in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, and seven people died. Other 21 are still missing while seven were saved, the authorities said.

It was nearly 9 pm when the cruise ship "Hableany" (Sirena) collided with another larger ship, the "Viking". The accident occurred in a very popular tourist area, on the banks of the Danube. see the city and the Parliament, lit up at night.

In a video recorded with security cameras, we can see that the "Sirena" is sailing north and when it reaches the Margarita Bridge, near the iconic Parliament Building, the "Viking" l & # 39; 39; reached.

The "siren" then performs a maneuver that leaves it right in front of the largest ship and after being hit by it, flips and sinks in seconds.

In the "Sirena" belonging to the company Panorama Deck, 27 meters long and with a capacity of 60 people, they 31 tourists -including a girl of six-accompanied by two guides, all South Koreans, as well as two crews Hungarians who are among the 21 missing.

Seven pbadengers died and seven others were slightly injured. "The condition of the seven wounded, who were hospitalized, is stable, they can communicate and they have been treated against hypothermia," said spokesman for Emergency Services, Pál Györfi , on public television Magia M1.

"Unfortunately, in the case of seven other people, we could only determine his death," said Györfi, who explained that with the current water temperature of the Danube, between 10 and 15 degrees, the bodies cool down quickly.

"A criminal investigation was opened (…) by criminal negligence on a waterway The police also questioned the Ukrainian captain of the Viking cruiser.

The strong river current and inclement weather, as well as heavy rains, complicate search and rescue tasks the whole Hungarian section of the Danube

"One of the corpses found is found three kilometers from the place of the accident, "said firefighter Zsolt Gábor Palotai.

Meanwhile, the ship was found after several hours of research near the Margarita Bridge, which connects the old city, Buda, and the district of Pest, according to local media.