Latest on search, salvage operations on the Danube - Live from Budapest

2019-06-10 24

Let's shift our focus to Budapest... where preparation work on the Danube River is underway to raise the wreckage of the sightseeing boat that capsized last week.
The bodies of all but eight of the 35 victims - 33 South Korean tourists and 2 Hungarian crew members - have been recovered in an intensive search up and down the river... after the worst disaster in more than half a century on the longest river in Europe.
To bring us up to speed on the situation there, I have Stefan Bos, international correspondent for DW News connecting live with us.

Stefan, thanks for the live hit. I know it's midnight in Budapest.



There has been reports that the wreckage lifting operation could take place later this Monday morning. Are we still on schedule?

What kind of a method is the South Korea, Hungarian joint team planning to adopt in safely raising the Hableany? What seems to be the key there?

I want to touch upon the criminal investigation underway involving the Ukrainian captain of the vessel that rammed into the much smaller sightseeing boat, the Hableany. What's the latest on that front? Any developments on finding leads to what actually happened at the time of the collision?

What does the tragic ship collision leave Hungary with? What are some looming questions that linger in the minds of the Hungarian people and the authorities?

Stefan Bos live from Budapest for us. Many thanks for that.