31.05.2019
By Gi Hyeonjeong
Although the search for survivors of the capsized Hableany ship, which collided with another vessel on the Danube in Budapest on the 29th, has continued today, there is no news to report. A Korean government response team, including minister Gang Gyeonghwa, is on the scene of the accident. Family members are also arriving at the local area. There are still a number of unanswered questions regarding events at the time of the accident. KBS News has obtained an audio file containing communications between Hungarian rescue authorities and ships which were close to the site of the accident. One can imagine the urgency at the time.
On the night of the 29th, a ship passing near the Budapest Parliament House urgently called the rescue authorities. [On the recording,] an urgent voice says that they have rescued a passenger who was drowning in the water, after having responded urgently to the sinking Hableany. Rescuers then pass on the news that the passenger has been successfully revived.