Tragic Ship Accident in Budapest

3. Juni 2019

Last week, a tragic ship accident occurred on the river Danube in Budapest. Several people died when a cruise ship, the Viking Sigyn, sailing under Swiss flag, collided with a small excursion boat. Many people are still missing. In the meantime, the captain of the cruise ship has been detained and questioned by the Hungarian authorities.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/budapest-river-boat-crash-rescue-crews-continue-search-for-21-missing-in-hungary-shipwreck-viking-cruise-collision/
schadenanwaelte already provided information about the legal situation with regard to international ship accidents in one of our newsletters which can be found here:
https://www.schadenanwaelte.ch/2017/09/06/cross-border-ship-accidents/