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Hableány ([ˈhɒblɛaːɲ]; Hungarian for ' Mermaid ') was a 27-metre (89 ft) river cruiser operated on the Danube river in Budapest, Hungary.On the rainy night of May 29, 2019, at 9:05 pm the 135-metre (443 ft) Viking Sigyn collided with Hableány from behind under the Margaret Bridge near the Parliament Building. [2]
The 64-year-old Ukrainian is accused of hitting and sinking another boat leading to the deaths 27 people and could be jailed for up to 11 years.
The river cruise boat capsized and sank in the Danube River at Budapest, Hungary, after colliding with the 135-metre (443 ft) cruise ship Viking Sigyn ( Switzerland) [68] in a heavy rainstorm. Seven passengers were rescued, and twenty-one passengers and two crew members were left missing.
The company was established by Torstein Hagen in St. Petersburg, Russia as Viking River Cruises in 1997. Hagen had become involved in cruising as a McKinsey and Company consultant who helped the Holland America Line survive the 1973 oil crisis, then was CEO of the Royal Viking Line from 1980 to 1984, made money in the Russian private equity markets, then bought a controlling stake in a Dutch ...
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As the world's biggest river cruise line, Viking River Cruises lays claim to the largest fleet, most extensive network of rivers and a wealth of experience navigating the world's waterways. In a ...
Viking River Cruises: Viking Long Ship: Basel: ENI 07001969 : Viking Bestla: 2014: 135.0 m (443 ft) 190: Viking River Cruises: Viking Long Ship: Basel: ENI 07001988 : Viking Beyla: 2015: 109.90 m (361 ft) 98: Viking River Cruises: Basel: ENI 07002022: Identical to Viking Astrild Viking Bragi: 2012: 135.0 m (443 ft) 190: Viking River Cruises ...
Today, the Danube can be reached by large nautical vessels from the Black Sea to Braila in Romania, river vessels to Kelheim in Germany, and small vessels to Ulm.The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal, completed in 1992, allows navigation from Rotterdam in the North Sea to Sulina in the Black Sea, and since 1994 has been designated as a Pan-European corridor.