2023-12-24 15:01:32
And disco boat called Kartel sank during the early hours of this Sunday in the Sava river in Belgrade, Serbiamore than 100 people on board. As confirmed by the authorities, all those present were rescued, although dozens of them had to receive medical assistance following falling into the icy water.
“Everything happened in a second. The party was scheduled until 2:30, and everything ended at one. Suddenly a couple of security guys got on the boat and started kicking people out one by one, but they started complaining. The security guards did not react to their words and when they left, a small conflict arose,” explained a witness in dialogue with the Serbian media. Informer.
Then he expanded: “People began to get off the boat, all pushing each other, shouting, and now They had reached the middle of the wooden bridge, when it began to creak and the ship sank. “Then there was even more screaming and panic.”
“Everyone who was going down fell into the water because they didn’t know that the bridge had broken. They fell on top of each other. Some didn’t even know how to swim, so they saved each other,” he explained.
The witness maintained that “the boat was not stable enough”although he acknowledged that “80 percent of the stability was in the bridge, because when it broke, the raft began to curve.”
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After the first warnings, the emergency services arrived at the scene, who found that the ship had begun to sink, so they dedicated themselves to evacuate to everyone present inside the boat, reaching a total balance of 114 rescuedincluding some minors.
The relevant authorities undertook to determine the causes of the incident occurred at the confluence between the Sava and Danube rivers, an area known to be used for parties on boats moored in port areas.
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