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Boat Sinks in Danube in Hungary With 34 Aboard Boat Sinks in Danube, Killing at Least Three and Leaving 16 Missing
(about 1 hour later)
A boat capsized and sank in the Danube River Wednesday evening in Budapest, with 34 people on board, including passengers and crew, Hungarian news media reported. BUDAPEST — A boat capsized and sank in the Danube River in Budapest just before midnight on Wednesday, leaving at least three people dead and 16 unaccounted for, Hungary’s state news media reported.
Rescuers were at the scene near Hungary’s parliament, including a fire boat. Under heavy rainfall, rescuers managed to bring 14 people to shore, the state news agency MTI reported.
Some people have been rescued and a search is underway for others. Including passengers and crew, there were almost three dozen people on board the boat, the agency reported.
The owner of the boat, the Hableany, told the news website Index that the vessel had sunk. Boat traffic on the river was halted in the area of the capsizing, the Budapest Police Department said in a statement, after the authorities were notified about 9:15 p.m. that a boat had overturned.
The search and rescue efforts were being carried out under heavy rainfall. The boat was struck by another vessel in the Danube near the Hungarian Parliament, and then tipped over and capsized, MTI reported. Near the site, boats shone spotlights on the river, but after several days of rain, conditions were working against the search teams: The Danube was flowing fast and high, and winds hampered the search.
Index reported that one person was rescued near the Petofi Bridge, which is about 2 miles south of Parliament. The teams were searching along the entire stretch of the Hungarian Danube south of Budapest, MTI said, and Interior Minister Sandor Pinter had arrived at the scene. The news website Index reported that one person was rescued near the Petofi Bridge, about two miles south of Parliament.
The Hableany is described on the company’s website as “one of the smallest members of the fleet ... an excellent venue for cruises and smaller family events.” A diving instructor, Zsolt Szamari, told Hungarian state television that several factors were impeding the rescue, including the weather, water temperature and the fast current of the Danube.
The boat was identified by The Associated Press as the Hableany, or Mermaid. It was described on the website of its sightseeing company, the A.P. said, as “one of the smallest members of the fleet” and “an excellent venue for cruises and smaller family events.”
It has two decks and capacity for 60 people, or 45 for sightseeing cruises.It has two decks and capacity for 60 people, or 45 for sightseeing cruises.