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Bosonic

(3,746 posts) Mon Oct 1, 2012, 06:45 PM Oct 2012

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Hong Kong ferry crash off Lamma Island kills 25

Source: BBC

Twenty-five people have died after a ferry collided with another boat off Hong Kong, officials say.

The ferry was carrying 121 passengers and three crew to a fireworks display when it half-sank following Monday night's collision near Lamma Island.

By Tuesday morning, all but one had been pulled from the water. The rescue operation is continuing.

More than 40 injured people had been taken to hospitals on Hong Kong Island, some suffering from hypothermia.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19790977

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Hong Kong ferry crash off Lamma Island kills 25 (Original Post) Bosonic Oct 2012 OP

Whoa, that's unheard of in HK BeyondGeography Oct 2012 #1

37 people now dead; 93 injured; 6 crew members arrested - 3 from each ferry Prometheus Bound Oct 2012 #2

BeyondGeography

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1. Whoa, that's unheard of in HK

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Mon Oct 1, 2012, 07:24 PM

Oct 2012

Multiple ferries running at all times. I'm inclined to blame the other boat. Doesn't matter for the victims, though.

Very sad.

Prometheus Bound

(3,489 posts)

2. 37 people now dead; 93 injured; 6 crew members arrested - 3 from each ferry

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 07:11 AM

Oct 2012

"They are being investigated for endangering people’s lives at sea."

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