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1. News - Hong Kong - LAMMA FERRY DISASTER

   Relatives of Lamma boat victims slam government over '180 degree' turn

   Posted Oct 01st 2013, 12:00am by Thomas Chan and Ng Kang-chung

   ... The collision off Lamma Island, the worst maritime accident in Hong Kong since 1971, when a ferry sinking killed 88, involved a Hongkong Electric launch and a ferry operated by Hongkong and Kowloon ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1321715/relatives-lamma-boat-victims-slam-government-over-180-degree-turn
2. News - Hong Kong

   Lamma residents remember ferry disaster victims

   Posted Oct 01st 2013, 06:17pm by Johnny Tam

   ... and food set up at the beach. Watch: Buddhist monks hold ritual for Lamma ferry crash victims Led by 17 monks, the group prayed for the victims “to be provided with food, drinks and shelter” ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1322203/lamma-residents-remember-ferry-disaster-victims
3. News - Hong Kong

   Survivors' lives changed by their experiences in Lamma ferry disaster

   Posted Oct 02nd 2013, 12:00am by SAMUEL CHAN

   ... Harbour. Thirty-nine people died after the ferry collided with the Sea Smooth, owned by Hong Kong and Kowloon Ferry Holdings, in the waters off Lamma. Cheng recalls risking her own life by sliding ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1322417/survivors-lives-changed-their-experiences-lamma-ferry-disaster
4. News - Hong Kong - LAMMA FERRY DISASTER

   Hong Kong government sets no timetable for Lamma sinking inquiry

   Posted Oct 02nd 2013, 12:00am by Ada Lee, Johnny Tam and Tony Cheung

   ... National Day fireworks, held a ceremony to mourn the dead. Boats operated by Hongkong and Kowloon Ferry, owner of the Sea Smooth, which hit the Lamma IV, blew their whistles at 8.20pm, the time ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1322469/hong-kong-government-sets-no-timetable-lamma-sinking-inquiry
5. News - Hong Kong

   Most ferry operators found to observe life jacket rules a year after tragedy

   Posted Oct 02nd 2013, 12:00am by ADA LEE AND DANNY LEE

   ... Ada Lee and Danny Lee Post survey of 10 services indicates only one exception to vessels having life saving equipment on board within easy reach of passengers Most ferry operators found ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1322416/most-ferry-operators-found-observe-life-jacket-rules-year-after
6. News - Hong Kong - LAMMA FERRY DISASTER

   Slow going on safety improvements a year after Lamma ferry disaster

   Posted Oct 01st 2013, 12:00am by ADA LEE AND THOMAS CHAN

   ... for the Lamma IV was missing, the source said. The commission of inquiry criticised the department for its failure to pick up on the missing door, which experts say could have kept the ferry afloat ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1321694/slow-going-safety-improvements-year-after-lamma-ferry-disaster
7. News - Hong Kong - LAMMA FERRY DISASTER

   Experts insist training must improve in the wake of Lamma ferry disaster

   Posted Oct 01st 2013, 12:00am by Ada Lee

   ... is a seven-day version targeted at coxswains of franchised ferries, which contains outdated material and may not be suitable for captains of smaller boats. "It is too difficult for many other ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1321692/experts-insist-training-must-improve-wake-lamma-ferry-disaster
8. Comment - Insight & Opinion - LEADER

   Must tragedies, like last year's marine disaster, be our teacher?

   Posted Sep 30th 2013, 12:00am by XIANG WEI

   ... SCMP Editorial Must tragedy be our teacher? Last year, Hong Kong was hit by one of the worst maritime disasters in its history. Thirty-nine people were killed when a ferry en route to watch the National Day fireworks collided with another vessel near Lamma Island. Since then, the tragedy has put the spotlight on a host of safety and bureaucracy issues. A year has passed. One ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1320905/must-tragedies-last-years-marine-disaster-be-our-teacher
9. News - Hong Kong

   High Court adjourns ship surveyor's bid to overturn Lamma disaster findings

   Posted Aug 19th 2013, 02:35pm by Austin Chiu

   ... will overturn the findings of a commission that investigated last year’s Lamma Island ferry disaster. In the Commission of Inquiry’s report on the disaster the now retired ship surveyor Wong Chi-kin, a former general manager of the Marine Department’s local vessels safety branch, is criticised for neglect of duty. The inquiry into the ferry diaster, which involved a collision between the ferry ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1297751/high-court-adjourns-ship-surveyors-bid-overturn-lamma-disaster
10. News - Hong Kong - COURTS

    Lamma IV owner fined just HK$900 for under-manned boat

    Posted Aug 20th 2013, 12:00am by THOMAS CHAN AND TONY CHEUNG

    ... Tai-wah, a passenger on the Lamma IV, said he had seen only three crew members on the upper deck, including one steering the ferry. But Wong, who lost his wife in the accident, admitted that he had ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1297879/hk900-fine-over-crewing-lamma-iv

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