Six years ago 27 lives were lost on the mermaid’s ship
On May 29, 2019, in the heart of Budapest, under the Margaret Bridge, a shocking shipwreck, which shocked all of Hungary. The collision of the Walking Ship and the Viking Sungi hotel ship demanded 27 people in just seven seconds, and the fate of a missing person is still a mystery.
THE tragedy On the evening, there were 35 people on board the Mermaid, including 33 members of a South Korean tourist group and Hungarian staff of two. THE Viking Sungyna huge 135 -meter -long Swiss hotel ship, traveling at high speeds on the Danube as it reached the smaller and lighter mermaid. The power of the collision was so enormous that the cruise ship overturned and sank in just seven seconds.
The rescue work began immediately, but the dark, cold water and the strong twist made it significantly difficult for rescue teams. THE ship Only seven tourists were rescued alive, while 27 people lost their lives. The body of a middle-aged South Korean woman has not yet been found, which further increases the pain of the tragedy.
Today, on Thursday, June 5, the victims of the shipwreck were commemorated at the Margaret Bridge’s Pest Bridge Head, where Tamás Terdik, a police chief of Budapest, was gracious. Police leaders gave a wreath to the Danube.
