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1. News - Hong Kong - FERRY DISASTER INQUIRY

   Lamma IV seats fixed to plastic foam

   Posted Jan 23rd 2013, 12:00am by Simpson Cheung

   ... News Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster Lamma IV seats plastic foam Simpson Cheung simpson.cheung@scmp.com Flooring in the upper deck of the sunken vessel was not strong enough, inquiry told The seats on the upper deck of the Lamma IV ferry carrying the 39 passengers who died in the National Day ferry disaster were not securely fastened, the commission of inquiry into the disaster heard ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1133854/lamma-iv-seats-fixed-plastic-foam
2. News - Hong Kong - Commission of inquiry

   Design flaws of Lamma IV revealed at commission of inquiry into tragedy

   Posted Jan 12th 2013, 12:00am by Simpson Cheung

   ... News Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster Lamma IV Simpson Cheung simpson.cheung@scmp.com Boat that sank with the loss of 39 lives had design problems that made it more vulnerable to damage ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1125789/design-flaws-lamma-iv-revealed-commission-inquiry-tragedy
3. News - Hong Kong

   Mother tells of 'miracles' that saved family as stricken ferry sank

   Posted Oct 04th 2012, 10:05am by Simpson Cheung

   ... News Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster Lamma IV Simpson Cheung simpson.cheung@scmp.com Mother who slid down deck of sinking vessel, the Lamma IV, to grab lifebelts for her girls tells of 'miracles' that unfolded to save her family A mother on board the Lamma IV with her family told last night of her life-or-death decision as disaster struck. Hebe, 30, risked her own life by sliding ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1053350/mother-tells-miracles-saved-family-lamma-iv-sank-disaster
4. News - Hong Kong

   Lamma IV passengers 'buried' under falling debris

   Posted Oct 04th 2012, 12:00am by Clifford Lo

   ... News Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster Lamma IV Clifford Lo clifford.lo@scmp.com Lamma IV became underwater tomb for more than 20 victims, with cabin's only exit blocked Detached seats and fallen ceiling panels trapped passengers on the upper deck of the doomed cruiser Lamma IV after it collided with a ferry, turning the cabin into an underwater grave for more than 20 people. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1053346/lamma-iv-passengers-buried-under-falling-debris
5. News - Hong Kong - FERRY DISASTER INQUIRY

   'Lamma IV's seats were secure, missing door never meant to be there': Shipbuilder

   Posted Jan 19th 2013, 12:00am by Simpson Cheung

   ... News Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster Lamma IV Missing door Simpson Cheung simpson.cheung@scmp.com Cheoy Lee director defends his firm over seating that came loose, trapping passengers The head of the company that built the Lamma IV ferry involved in the fatal National Day collision told the inquiry into the disaster its seats were not designed to withstand a collision. The seats ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1131210/lamma-ivs-seats-were-secure-missing-door-never-meant-be-there
6. News - Hong Kong - FERRY DISASTER INQUIRY

   Sea Smooth crashed halfway into Lamma IV: forensic scientist

   Posted Jan 25th 2013, 12:00am by Simpson Cheung

   ... News Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster Sea Smooth Lamma IV Simpson Cheung simpson.cheung@scmp.com Smears of deep blue paint were left near the centreline of the sunken vessel, says government ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1135425/sea-smooth-crashed-halfway-lamma-iv-forensic-scientist
7. News - Hong Kong - FERRY DISASTER INQUIRY

   Sea Smooth could have stayed to help Lamma IV victims, says expert

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

   ... News Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster Lamma IV Sea Smooth Ada Lee ada.lee@scmp.com The Sea Smooth was in good enough structural shape after its collision with the Lamma IV that it could have ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1140477/sea-smooth-could-have-stayed-help-lamma-iv-victims-says-expert
8. News - Hong Kong - FERRY DISASTER INQUIRY

   I sounded the alarm before the crash, Lamma IV coxswain insists

   Posted Feb 19th 2013, 12:00am by THOMAS CHAN AND SIMPSON CHEUNG

   ... News Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster Lamma IV coxswain Thomas Chan and Simpson Cheung Latest testimonies on whether whistle was blown and number of life vests on board contradict those given by previous witnesses The coxswain of the ill-fated Lamma IV sounded one short blast on the whistle before the deadly collision off Lamma Island on October 1, an inquiry into the tragedy ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1153369/i-sounded-alarm-crash-lamma-iv-coxswain-insists
9. News - Hong Kong - FERRY DISASTER INQUIRY

   Lamma IV Disaster Inquiry: 'I thought we had enough safety facilities'

   Posted Feb 05th 2013, 12:00am by Thomas Chan

   ... News Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster Lamma IV Lifejackets Thomas Chan thomas.chan@scmp.com Safety officer on Lamma IV says lifejackets were plenty, but highlights failure on children's vests The man responsible for evaluating safety on the Lamma IV ferry, on the night it sank, thought safety measures were adequate even though he knew it was not carrying children's life ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1143352/lamma-iv-disaster-inquiry-i-thought-we-had-enough-safety-facilities
10. News - Hong Kong - FERRY DISASTER INQUIRY

    Missing door on Lamma IV was not focus of checks: Ship inspector

    Posted Jan 18th 2013, 12:00am by Simpson Cheung

    ... News Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster Lamma IV Missing door Simpson Cheung simpson.cheung@scmp.com Marine Department officer who checked vessel says he did not notice whether there was a watertight door as it was not a structural detail A ship inspector for the Marine Department who had vetted the Lamma IV said he had not considered a missing watertight door a structural defect, ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1130415/missing-door-lamma-iv-was-not-focus-checks-ship-inspector

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