Danube fatal collision: Captain of cruise vessel was sober

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Hungarian authorities announced they had found no evidence of alcohol or drug abuse by the Captain of the cruise ship ‘Viking Sigyn’ that hit and sank a small tourist vessel last month, causing one of the most fatal maritime incidents on Danube River in the last century.

On the evening hours of 29th May, the 27-meter double-decker tourist ship ‘Hableány’ (Mermaid) was on a tourist cruise on Danube with a total of 35 people onboard, when it was hit by the 135-meter luxury cruiser ‘Viking Sigyn’...

https://safety4sea.com/danube-fatal-collision-captain-of-cruise-vessel-was-sober/

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