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Danish submarine owner arrested over journalist's death | Danish submarine owner arrested over journalist's death |
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A Danish submarine owner has appeared in court over the death of a Swedish female journalist who had been on board his vessel before it sank. | |
Peter Madsen, 46, denies manslaughter, saying he had dropped the woman off in Copenhagen before the sinking. | |
The reporter's partner raised the alarm in the early hours of Friday when she did not return from what was supposed to be a short journey on the vessel. | |
It was later spotted but sank on Friday morning and Mr Madsen was rescued. | It was later spotted but sank on Friday morning and Mr Madsen was rescued. |
There was no trace of the woman, however, and police launched a search. She has still not been found. | There was no trace of the woman, however, and police launched a search. She has still not been found. |
Friends have named the missing woman as Kim Wall, a 30-year-old New York-based freelance journalist who has written for the New York Times, the Guardian and Vice Magazine. | |
The authorities have not yet been able to access the vessel, known as the Nautilus, which lies on the seabed in Koge Bay, south of Copenhagen. | The authorities have not yet been able to access the vessel, known as the Nautilus, which lies on the seabed in Koge Bay, south of Copenhagen. |
Police are hunting for witnesses and camera footage to determine whether the missing woman had disembarked after setting off. | Police are hunting for witnesses and camera footage to determine whether the missing woman had disembarked after setting off. |
Ms Wall had been writing about Mr Madsen and his submarine, which at one stage was the largest privately-made vessel of its kind. | |