Police officials in Hungary have reported the recovery of the bodies of two more victims of a collision incident involving a river cruise ship and a small motor launch in the Danube River late last week. All four confirmed fatalities were occupants of the motor launch that collided with a cruise...
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Danube River vessel collision leaves two dead; five others missing
Two people are confirmed dead while five others have gone missing after a cruise ship and a small motor launch collided with each other in the Danube River near Hungary’s capital city of Budapest on Saturday, May 18. Local police officials said the incident occurred in the late evening (local time)...
Two Dead, Five Missing After Boat Collision On Danube In Hungary
By Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Fenyo KOMAROM, Hungary, May 19 (Reuters) – Two people were killed and five others were missing after a small motor boat collided with a cruise ship on…
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EU prosecutors launch probe into Romanian agencies’ fraudulent purchase of tugs
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the European Union’s independent public prosecution office, is leading 12 searches in an investigation against the officials of two Romanian government agencies in connection with suspected fraud relating to the procurement of two new river tugs....
Bulgarian Cruise Ship Crashes Into Wall On Danube In Austria, Injuring 11
VIENNA (Reuters) – Eleven people were injured when a Bulgarian cruise ship crashed into a concrete wall in a sluice on the River Danube in the northern Austrian town of Aschach an der Donau overnight,…
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17 injured after river cruise ship hits wall in northern Austria
Seventeen people suffered varying degrees of injury after a Bulgarian cruise ship transiting the Danube River struck the side of a lock in northern Austria on Friday, March 29. The unidentified vessel, which had more than 140 passengers embarked, was sailing along the Danube near the municipality...
Cruise ship captain gets prison sentence for deadly collision with tour boat on Danube River
A court in Hungary has sentenced a cruise ship captain to five and a half years in prison for his role in a collision with a tour boat that left 27 people dead in the Danube River in Budapest four years prior. On Tuesday, September 26, 68-year-old Ukrainian national Yuri Chaplinsky, captain of the...
Russian Drone Attack Hits Danube Port Infrastructure – Ukraine
Sept 3 (Reuters) – Russian drones hit Danube River port infrastructure that is critical to Ukraine’s grain exports, injuring at least two people in the attack on southern parts of the Odesa…
https://gcaptain.com/russian-drone-attack-hits-danube-port-infrastructure-ukraine/
Romania Bids to Clear Danube Logjam After Ukraine Attack
BUCHAREST/KYIV, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Romania expects around 30 ships from Ukraine to clear customs on the Danube River over the next two days as it bids to clear a logjam in…
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Nearly 30 Ships Stop Around Ukraine’s Izmail Gateway After Russian Danube Strikes
LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) – Almost 30 ships dropped anchor near Ukraine’s crucial Izmail port terminal after Russia destroyed grain warehouses on the Danube river on Monday, data showed, although it was…