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1. News - Asia

   Death toll in Bangladesh ferry sinking rises to 14

   Posted Feb 09th 2013, 02:08pm by Agence France Presse in Dhaka

   ... News Asia Bangladesh Ferry crash Meghna River Agence France Presse in Dhaka Rescue divers on Saturday pulled out 12 more bodies from a ferry that sank near the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka with around 100 people aboard, raising the death toll from the latest boat disaster to 14. The small vessel was ferrying passengers on Friday on the Meghna river, close to the town of Gazaria ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1146783/death-toll-bangladesh-ferry-sinking-rises-14
2. News - Hong Kong - ACCIDENT

   Ferry captains held, as Leung vows inquiry on Lamma crash

   Posted Oct 02nd 2012, 05:09pm by Agence France-Presse and Clifford Lo

   ... of his press conference, Leung and a team of government officials observed a minute of silence in honour of the victims. Ferry crash raises safety questions about HK shipping hub Lamma Ferry ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1052350/six-crew-arrested-over-fatal-lamma-ferry-crash
3. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   After Hong Kong ferry tragedy, there must be accountability

   Posted May 02nd 2013, 12:00am by SCMP Editorial

   ... Comment Insight & Opinion Hong Kong ferry crash ferry disaster Tragedy Accident SCMP Editorial A government's job is to protect its people. The finding of the commission of inquiry into the Lamma ferry tragedy that "serious systemic failings" within the Marine Department were in part to blame, therefore, comes as a shock. Hong Kong's waters are our ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1227838/after-hong-kong-ferry-tragedy-there-must-be-accountability
4. News - Hong Kong

   Father shrugs off head injury to rescue his family in Hong Kong ferry disaster

   Posted Oct 03rd 2012, 12:00am by LO WEI

   ... It was the first time the Fong family had joined the company's trip to watch the fireworks in Victoria Harbour. They had just settled in to enjoy the outing when a ferry crashed into their vessel. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1052625/father-shrugs-head-injury-rescue-his-family-hong-kong-ferry-disaster
5. News - World - SUDAN

   Sudan military plane crashes outside Khartoum

   Posted Oct 07th 2012, 05:17pm by Agence France-Presse in Khartoum

   ... News World Sudan Plane Crash ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1055951/sudan-military-plane-crashes-outside-khartoum
6. News - Hong Kong

   Questions raised over mainland role in rescue and Li Gang's appearance

   Posted Oct 03rd 2012, 12:00am by Stuart Lau

   ... … Knowing that [Li's appearance] would touch Hongkongers' nerves, Leung still did it anyway." Additional reporting by Simpson Cheung Heated debate online over the Hong Kong ferry ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1052611/questions-raised-over-mainland-role-rescue-and-li-gangs-appearance
7. News - Hong Kong

   Families of ferry disaster victims in desperate search for loved ones

   Posted Oct 03rd 2012, 12:00am by Simpson Cheung, Thomas Chan, Joyce Man, LO WEI

   ... News Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster Hongkong Electric HKKF Lamma IV Hong Kong ferry crash Simpson Cheung, Thomas Chan, Joyce Man and Lo Wei They rushed from one hospital to another, and posted desperate messages online, but many relatives still did not know yesterday whether their loved ones were alive or dead. Even police were having difficulty compiling a list of the missing ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1052608/families-ferry-disaster-victims-desperate-search-loved-ones
8. News - Hong Kong

   Heated debate online over the Hong Kong ferry tragedy

   Posted Oct 03rd 2012, 12:00am by Paggie Leung

   ... News Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster Hongkong Electric HKKF Lamma IV Li Ka-Shing Hong Kong ferry crash Paggie Leung paggie.leung@scmp.com Hongkongers went online to find an outlet for their grief and anger, with many expressing deep condolences to the victims and also demanding an inquiry into how it all happened. "It's too shocking. I hope the victims can rest in peace ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1052612/heated-debate-online-over-hong-kong-ferry-tragedy
9. News - Hong Kong

   Survivors tell of falling chairs, trapped passengers and flooding cabin on stricken ferry

   Posted Oct 03rd 2012, 12:00am by Alex Lo, Amy Nip

   ... saying the launch started sinking less than two minutes after the crash. They said many people were thrown overboard from the open area at the stern of the ferry, while many others were trapped ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1052599/survivors-tell-falling-chairs-trapped-passengers-and-flooding-cabin
10. News - Hong Kong

    Why the Lamma IV sank so quickly

    Posted Oct 03rd 2012, 12:00am by Olga Wong, Ada Lee

    ... the two skippers had not tried to avoid one another until the last minute, causing the ferry's bow to crash into the other boat's stern. "The likely scenario was that neither ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1052605/why-lamma-iv-sank-so-quickly

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