Captain of cruise ship that caused deadly boat accident in Budapest arrested

  • 5 years ago
The captain of the Switzerland-registered cruise ship that collided with a tourist boat carrying 33 South Korean tourists in Hungary,... causing it to capsize and sink,... has been arrested.
The Hungarian prosecution notified the South Korean government on Wednesday that the arrest warrant for the captain, identified only as Yuriy C.,... was issued by a local court.
The 64-year-old Ukrainian captain is charged with accidental homicide as well as flight following the crash.
The deadly accident on the Danube River on May 29th killed 25 South Koreans and one is still unaccounted for.

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