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Explainer | What happened to Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant? Everything you need to know about the ill-fated tourist attraction
- Imperial palace-like vessel sank in South China Sea after encountering adverse weather when it approached Paracel Islands
- Restaurant has been a landmark since its opening in 1976, with famous guests from around the world visiting
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Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsized in the South China Sea during the weekend while en route to an undisclosed new home in Southeast Asia, sending shock waves through the city.
The Post unpacks the saga of the ill-fated floating restaurant.
What happened to the Jumbo Floating Restaurant?
Its parent company, Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises, revealed on Monday that the 46-year-old tourist attraction had encountered adverse weather when it approached the Xisha Islands, or Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea on Saturday afternoon, after its departure from Hong Kong on June 14.
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“Water entered the vessel, which began to tip. Despite the efforts of the towing company responsible for the trip to rescue the vessel, unfortunately it capsized on Sunday,” it said.
While no crew members were injured, the company added: “The water depth at the scene is over 1,000 metres [3,300 feet], making it extremely difficult to carry out salvage works.”
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