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The media prepares for the preliminary hearing of the captain of the Viking Sigyn river cruiser in the Hableany case in Pest Central District Court in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The Hableany sightseeing boat carrying 33 South Korean tourists and two Hungarian staff was sunk by the Viking Sigyn cruise ship on the Danube in central Budapest on May 29, 2019. Seven South Koreans survived, the others died. The Ukrainian boat captain has been charged with fatal negligence and failing to provide assistance to persons in danger in connection with the collision. The prosecution proposed a nine-year prison sentence and a nine-year ban on piloting boats on condition that the accused admitted guilt and waived his right to a trial. The accused rejected the deal and refused to testify. (Tamas Kovacs/MTI via AP)

The media prepares for the preliminary hearing of the captain of the Viking Sigyn river cruiser in the Hableany case in Pest Central District Court in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The Hableany sightseeing boat carrying 33 South Korean tourists and two Hungarian staff was sunk by the Viking Sigyn cruise ship on the Danube in central Budapest on May 29, 2019. Seven South Koreans survived, the others died. The Ukrainian boat captain has been charged with fatal …

March 11, 2020

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Hungary trial opens over Danube River crash; captain blamed
March 11, 2020 10:38 a.m.

Hungary trial opens over Danube River crash; captain blamed

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The captain of a river cruise ship wasn't concentrating on his steering duties for at least five minutes as it collided and sank a much smaller sightseeing boat in Budapest last summer, Hungarian prosecutors said at the opening of his trial Wednesday.