Hundreds attend funeral of Hungarian victim of Italy cruise ship accident
Forrás: MTI |
2012. február 02. csütörtök 12:10 |
Hundreds of people attended on Wednesday the funeral of violinist Sandor Feher, a Hungarian victim of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster that happened on January 13.
Feher worked aboard the ship as a musician and his funeral ceremony was accompanied by a traditional Gypsy band.
Fellow violinist Zoltan Maga said at the event that according to survivors' reports, Feher took an active role in the rescue operations after the ship hit a rock near Tuscany. He was calming children and helping them exit the cruiser before he disappeared.
Altogether 12 Hungarians had been on the ship carrying over 3,200 tourists and a crew of 800.