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Canadian Tourist Recounts Aftermath Of Boat Collision On The Danube

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 31 May, 2019 07:17 PM

    BUDAPEST, Hungary — A Canadian tourist who was on the Danube River in Budapest when two boats collided Wednesday says the experience was "surreal and "sobering".


    Ken Hoffer, of Halifax, says he was on a cruise boat about two bridges down from where the crash occurred, when he saw a man in a life ring float by in the chilly and fast moving water.


    Hoffer, who was standing on the upper deck near the wheelhouse of the Avalon Illumination, says he immediately shouted "man overboard" and alerted the crew, who called in a police boat.


    The retired naval officer says seconds later he saw a second man, who was also in a life ring and was waving his arm, before at least three bodies passed by that were face down in the water.


    Hoffer says a debris field was also carried by the river's swift current and he and others saw empty life rings, deck chairs, some garbage, and some oil.


    However, Hoffer says it wasn't until Thursday morning that he and other passengers learned the extent of the tragedy, with seven people confirmed dead, seven rescued, and 21 missing.


    Hungarian police said Friday they have detained the captain of a cruise ship that collided with a sightseeing boat packed with South Korean tourists, causing it to sink quickly.


    A South Korean group on a package tour of Europe — including 30 tourists, two guides and a photographer — were on an hour-long sightseeing tour of Budapest when their small boat collided with a Viking cruise ship during a downpour Wednesday evening.

     

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