'25 Korean Tourists Dead' Hungarian Cruise Ship Captain Sentenced to 5 Years 6 Months in Prison
The ship captain accused of causing the 2019 Hungary Budapest cruise ship sinking disaster was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in prison in the first trial. At that time, 25 Korean tourists lost their lives in the accident.
According to reports from Hungarian media such as the Budapest Times on the 26th (local time), Judge Leona Nevet of the Budapest District Court sentenced Captain Yuri Kaplinsky to 5 years and 6 months in prison on charges of violating water traffic laws through negligence, resulting in a large number of casualties.
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Captain Kaplinsky was charged with causing the sinking accident by colliding the cruise ship 'Viking Sigyn' with the sightseeing boat 'Hable?ny' near the Margaret Bridge in Budapest while operating the large cruise ship on the Danube River on May 29, 2019, and also for failing to properly carry out rescue measures after the accident.
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