Hableány disaster
| Sinking of Hableány | |
|---|---|
Hableány seen in April 2017 | |
Location of collision | |
| Details | |
| Date | 29 May 2019 9:05 PM CEST (UTC+2) |
| Location | Danube River |
| Coordinates | 47°30′50″N 19°02′42″E / 47.51389°N 19.04500°E |
| Country | Budapest, Hungary |
| Cause | Collision with another vessel |
| Statistics | |
| Passengers | 33 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Deaths | 27 |
| Injured | 7 |
| Missing | 1 (as of 15 October 2019) |
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. Hableány sank in 7 seconds. The heavy rainfall and the resulting strong currents hampered rescue efforts, with some bodies found 100 km downstream. With 2 Hungarian crew and 33 South Korean tourists on board, 7 tourists were rescued at the scene; one person is still missing and all others were later found to be dead.