Hungary police lift capsized tourist boat from river 0 SHARES Share it! The Mermaid tourist boat was carrying mostly South Korean holidaymakers when it capsized and sank seconds after colliding with a bigger river cruise boat on a busy stretch of the river on May 29. Divers have been unable to enter the submerged boat due to the strong current in a river swollen after weeks of rain. A police spokesman said Monday that the lifting operation could take six hours, and will be phased to allow divers to search the vessel for any victims still inside. The captain of the river cruise ship, the Viking Sigyn, has been arrested on suspicion of “endangering waterborne traffic resulting in multiple deaths”.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 11, 2019 05:26 UTC