Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant sinks in South China Sea after encountering adverse conditions
- Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises says the vessel capsized as it was passing Paracel Islands in South China Sea during weekend
- No crew members were injured, company is seeking more information from towing firm on incident
Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has capsized in the South China Sea, following its departure last Tuesday for a new home in an unannounced place, its owner has confirmed.
In a statement on Monday, Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises said: “On Saturday afternoon it was passing Xisha Islands [Paracel Islands] in the South China Sea when the vessel encountered adverse conditions … [water entered the vessel] before it began to tip.
“Despite the efforts of the towing company responsible for the trip to rescue the vessel, unfortunately it capsized on Sunday.”
No crew members were injured.
“The water depth at the scene is over 1,000 metres [3,300 feet], making it extremely difficult to carry out salvage works,” it said, adding that it was “very saddened” by the incident and was seeking further information from the towing firm.
A spokesman from Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises said he had no information on whether the salvage operation would continue or the financial loss resulting from the sinking.