Did Danish entrepreneur sink his homemade submarine with a journalist aboard? CLIP

Danish inventor Peter Madsen is facing a manslaughter charge after a Swedish journalist went missing after joining him for a trip on a submarine he built himself.

Peter Madsen, 46, was rescued after his DIY submarine, the UC3 Nautilus, sank off Copenhagen at about midnight last Thursday.

Swedish journalist Kim Wall, 30, was on the submarine just before it sank and has not been seen since. Madsen said he dropped her off before the sinking, but he’s facing a manslaughter charge as investigators search for her body.

The story is a big deal in both affected countries: It has been the lead story, or featured prominently, on news websites including Denmark’s main English-language newspaper the Copenhagen Post, and Sweden’s largest newspaper, Helsingborgs Dagblad — not to mention the international coverage…

Source: Peter Madsen: Did a Danish entrepreneur sink his homemade submarine with a journalist aboard? – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)