[1/2] The Mermaid, a Hungarian boat which sank in the Danube river near Margaret bridge, is moved away during a salvage operation in Budapest, Hungary, June 11, 2019.
REUTERS/Tamas Kaszas/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBUDAPEST, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The Ukrainian captain of a Swiss cruise liner told a Hungarian court on Tuesday that he was "deeply sorry" about a 2019 accident in which his boat hit and sank a much smaller boat on the Danube, killing 25 South Korean tourists and its two crew.
The court is expected to deliver a sentence later on Tuesday.
The smaller tourist boat Mermaid, with 35 people on board, sank under a bridge during heavy rain.
Reporting by Boldizsar Gyori; Editing by Kim CoghillOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Tamas Kaszas, Boldizsar Gyori, Kim Coghill
Organizations:
REUTERS, Rights, South, Thomson
Locations:
Hungarian, Margaret, Budapest, Hungary, Ukrainian, Swiss