Walker & O'Neill, P.A. (LexBlog Hungary)

Hungarian Court Sentences Viking Sigyn Captain for Deadly Danube Collision Today, a court in Hungary sentenced the captain (master) of the Viking Sigyn river cruise ship to five years and six months in jail for his negligence in causing the sinking of a Hungarian sightseeing boat, the Hableany (“Mermaid”), on the Danube River during the evening of...

In response to my inquiry on social media for the identity of the master of the Viking Sigyn (photo below) who was recently involved in the deadly collision on the Danube River, several crew members (who wish to remain anonymous) identify him as Yuriy Chaplinsky. The police in Hungary arrested the master on suspicion of “endangering...