Seven South Koreans Dead, Hope Dims for Missing in Budapest Boat Disaster

Seven South Koreans Dead, Hope Dims for Missing in Budapest Boat Disaster
A floating crane is seen at the site of a ship accident, which killed several people, near Margaret Bridge on the Danube river in Budapest, Hungary, on May 30, 2019. Marko Djurica/Reuters
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BUDAPEST—Hungarian rescue officials said there was little chance of finding survivors after a boat with South Korean tourists on board sank on the Danube river in Budapest, with seven people confirmed dead and 21 missing.

A South Korean group on a package tour of Europe, were on an hour-long sightseeing tour of Budapest. The boat was cruising on the river when it collided with a larger luxury passenger boat during a rainstorm late on May 29, causing it to capsize and sink with 33 South Korean tourists and tour guides and two Hungarian crew aboard.