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| More bodies found as Budapest tour boat salvage work begins | More bodies found as Budapest tour boat salvage work begins |
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| Several bodies have been recovered from wreckage during the salvaging of a tour boat that sank in the Danube in Budapest. | |
| A large floating crane, barges and rescue personnel were working early on Tuesday morning at Margaret Bridge, where the Mermaid sightseeing boat sank on 29 May after colliding with a river cruise ship. | A large floating crane, barges and rescue personnel were working early on Tuesday morning at Margaret Bridge, where the Mermaid sightseeing boat sank on 29 May after colliding with a river cruise ship. |
| Rescuers carried away four body bags on stretchers to a small police cruise boat waiting nearby as divers continued to search for more victims. | Rescuers carried away four body bags on stretchers to a small police cruise boat waiting nearby as divers continued to search for more victims. |
| Nineteen South Korean tourists and a Hungarian crew member had previously been confirmed dead, with eight people still missing. Seven people were rescued after the night-time collision in heavy rain. | Nineteen South Korean tourists and a Hungarian crew member had previously been confirmed dead, with eight people still missing. Seven people were rescued after the night-time collision in heavy rain. |
| The lifting of the vessel from the water is planned in several stages, depending on factors such as the condition of the hull and the discovery of bodies. | The lifting of the vessel from the water is planned in several stages, depending on factors such as the condition of the hull and the discovery of bodies. |
| The plan involves lifting the Mermaid with the floating crane and placing it on a long barge. The boat will then be handed over to police investigating the collision. | The plan involves lifting the Mermaid with the floating crane and placing it on a long barge. The boat will then be handed over to police investigating the collision. |
| At one point, one member of the rescue crew fell into the fast-flowing water and had to be rescued after almost being swept away. | |
| Divers have periodically been entering the vessel to search the bodies of any victims still inside. | |
| Damage was visible to the rear part of the Mermaid where the collision occurred. | |
| Since the accident divers had been unable to enter the submerged boat due to the strong current in a river swollen from weeks of rain. | |
| The salvage crew instead focused on fixing wire harnesses underneath and around the vessel to prepare it for hoisting by a crane mounted on a barge. | |
| Efforts to search for the missing victims and to raise the Mermaid have been hindered by the Danube’s high springtime water levels, its fast flow, and near-zero visibility under water. The levels are expected to drop significantly over the coming days in the Hungarian capital. | Efforts to search for the missing victims and to raise the Mermaid have been hindered by the Danube’s high springtime water levels, its fast flow, and near-zero visibility under water. The levels are expected to drop significantly over the coming days in the Hungarian capital. |
| The captain of the other ship in the collision, the Viking Sigyn, has been under arrest since 1 June, on suspicion of endangering water transport leading to a fatal mass accident. | The captain of the other ship in the collision, the Viking Sigyn, has been under arrest since 1 June, on suspicion of endangering water transport leading to a fatal mass accident. |
| The Viking Sigyn, which left Budapest less than 48 hours after the collision with the Hableany, is back in Hungary on a scheduled trip and docked at the town of Visegrad, north of Budapest. | |
| Police said they had carried out another inspection of the ship on Monday. | |
| The Associated Press and AFP contributed to this report | |
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