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| Boat Sinks in Danube, Killing at Least 7 and Leaving 16 Missing | |
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| BUDAPEST — A boat capsized and sank in the Danube River in Budapest just before midnight on Wednesday, leaving at least seven people dead and about a dozen unaccounted for, an official and Hungarian news media reported. | |
| Under heavy rainfall, rescuers managed to bring 14 people to shore, the state news agency MTI reported. Speaking to reporters early Thursday, a spokesperson for the National Ambulance Service confirmed that seven people had died. At least seven of the rescued people were taken to hospitals. | |
| Including passengers and crew, there were almost three dozen people on board the boat, the agency reported. | Including passengers and crew, there were almost three dozen people on board the boat, the agency reported. |
| 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. | 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 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. | 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. |
| 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 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. |
| 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. | 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.” | 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. |