Traffic along the Danube, propelled by an explosion in tourism, has expanded fast, and many had pointed to the risk of overcrowding even before the accident.
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Captain in Budapest Cruise Accident Was Involved in Earlier Boat Crash
The captain of the Viking Sigyn, which rammed a smaller tourist boat last week, killing several South Korean tourists, was on a ship that collided with an oil tanker in the Netherlands in April.
Flooded Danube Hampers Rescuers After Budapest Boat Accident
Search and rescue operations continued after the fatal boat collision on Wednesday, but officials had little hope of finding survivors. Hungary’s prime minister promised a thorough investigation.
After Budapest Boat Accident, Fading Hope and a Criminal Inquiry
At least seven people were dead and 21 remained missing, most of them South Korean tourists, after Hungary’s worst boating accident in decades. A criminal investigation is underway.
After Budapest Boat Crash, Fading Hope and a Criminal Inquiry
At least seven people were dead and 21 remained missing, most of them South Korean tourists, after Hungary’s worst boating accident in decades. A criminal investigation is underway.
Hungary’s Migrant Abuse Is ‘Matter of Urgency,’ European Agency Finds
Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government has caged and starved people, the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner reported. But such findings have had little effect in the past.
Hungary Rolls Out Red Carpet for Obscure Russian Bank, Stoking Spy Fears
As the United States tries to blunt Russian influence, Hungary’s far-right leader is increasingly building bridges to Moscow.
In Eastern Europe, U.S. Officials Talk Deals, Not Erosion of Democracy
Promoting weapons sales and isolation of Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vice President Mike Pence did not speak out on the illiberal direction of some allies.
Hungarians Fume as Statue of Former Leader Is Downgraded
Imre Nagy, the communist prime minister executed for rebelling against the Soviet Union, is a hero to many in Hungary — but not to its far-right government.
Budapest Dispatch: Outside Hungary’s State Television: A Protest. On Air: Pigeon Talk.
Under Viktor Orban, Hungary has become a place of two parallel realities. But rarely have these two bubbles seemed so surreally far apart than during the past week of protests.