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Lamma ferry crash

Lamma ferry crash
Thirty-nine people were killed when a boat owned by Hongkong Electric collided with a ferry off Lamma Island on October 1, 2012. The power firm was taking staff to see the National Day fireworks display in Victoria Harbour when disaster struck, plunging more than 100 people into the dark waters. It was the deadliest boat accident in Hong Kong in 40 years.
The Lamma IV ferry sank in less than two minutes, resulting in 39 deaths. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong courts

Inspectors did not need to look for ship flaws, Hong Kong disaster probe told

Most inspectors ‘would just walk past and ignore’ defects, retired Marine Department official tells inquest into Lamma ferry tragedy.

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Hong Kong courts

Ex-ship worker failed to check safety data for sunk Hong Kong ferry, court hears

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong ferry disaster survivor says life jackets locked away before sinking

Hong Kong courts

Boat involved in Hong Kong ferry disaster ‘was sailing at high speed’ before crash

Coroner’s Court hears Sea Smooth could have been travelling as fast as 20 knots, or about 37km/h, before the collision with Lamma IV in 2012.

The Lamma IV (pictured) sank moments after being struck by the Sea Smooth on October 1, 2012. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Coroner’s inquest begins into 2012 Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster

Hearing is being held after two relatives convinced Court of Appeal that it was in the public interest to once again investigate the accident that left 39 people dead.

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Accidents and personal safety

National Day fireworks stir painful memories of Hong Kong ferry crash for families

‘My wife drowned while on her way to see the fireworks 11 years ago. How can I enjoy fireworks on the same day?’ a victim’s husband says.

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My Take | Inquest into the Lamma ferry disaster offers overdue justice

Relatives of those who died have waited long enough to hear the full truth about what happened and may finally be able to find closure.

Alice Leung Suk-ling and Philip Chiu Ping-chuen outside the High Court upon learning of the recent ruling in favour of an inquest into the fatal ferry crash off Lamma Island in 2012. Photo: SCMP/Brian Wong
Hong Kong

Editorial | Inquest into 2012 Hong Kong ferry disaster a necessary step to bring closure

Relatives of those who died have faced a long, hard battle for the truth and now, finally, they will get the proper inquiry that they desire and deserve.

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Hong Kong courts

Inquest into Hong Kong’s Lamma IV disaster ‘must reveal full story of ferry crash’

Philip Chiu, who lost his sister in tragedy, says he expects the inquiry to explain why one of the vessels sank so quickly.

Accidents and personal safety

Explainer | Can the shadow cast by the 2012 Lamma IV sinking at last be lifted?

A High Court ruling after a years-long fight that an inquest should be held into the Lamma IV maritime disaster is welcomed by campaigners

The wreck of the Lamma IV ferry is lifted from the seabed. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court orders coroner’s inquest into 2012 Lamma ferry crash

‘It’s the first time in so many years that I’m able to smile again in front of the cameras,’ Alice Leung, who lost her brother in crash says.

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Thirty-nine people, including eight children, died in the city’s worst maritime disaster since 1971. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong

Editorial | Lamma ferry tragedy families in need of closure

Details of government report into 2012 Lamma collision that claimed 39 lives should be released after judge ruled against inquest being held.

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Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court rejects coroner’s inquest bid into 2012 Lamma ferry disaster

Families of loved ones who died in disaster express disappointment over the ruling.

Video | Lamma Island ferry collision, a decade later

10 years since deadly 2012 Lamma Island ferry crash, families still waiting for answers
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Hong Kong at 25

October 1, 2012: Deadly ferry crash off Hong Kong’s Lamma Island kills 39

Some 124 people on the Lamma IV were thrown into waters near Yung Shue Wan when it was hit by a passenger ferry travelling from Central.

The Lamma IV which was partially sunk in the waters off Lamma Island is lifted up from the sea. Photo: Sam Tsang
Accidents and personal safety

Editorial | Families of 2012 Hong Kong ferry disaster need closure

Privacy ultimately has to be weighed against the public interest as calls grow for a full disclosure of the report into the tragedy.

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Hong Kong leader rejects fresh calls to release full Lamma ferry crash report

Carrie Lam cites privacy concerns in declining to release the report, and says she understands families’ feelings, drawing scorn from victims’ relatives.

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Hong Kong courts

Court fines Hong Kong woman for taking off mask during ferry crash memorial

Defendant maintained removing her mask was gesture of respect for dead, but magistrate finds rationale unreasonable.

Activist Lui Yuk-lin appears outside Eastern Court, where she was fined HK$5,000 for a mask violation on Wednesday. Photo: Brian Wong
Accidents and personal safety

Coroner’s Court will not probe Lamma ferry disaster, families told

Relatives notified by the court on Saturday that it will not open an inquest into crash, which left 39 dead in 2012.

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Hong Kong done with prosecutions in Lamma ferry disaster, official says

The city’s acting housing and transport chief says the Department of Justice has prosecuted all the people it intends to, but a lawmaker insists there is still more to investigate.

Accidents and personal safety

Families of victims in Lamma ferry disaster ‘still waiting for justice’

Government has yet to fulfil promise to release full internal report into the collision, they say.

The partially submerged HK Electric Lamma IV ferry after the collision. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong courts

Official jailed for ignoring life jacket law walks free after sentence cut

So Ping-chi has prison term for misconduct in public office reduced from 16 months to 4½.

So’s actions came to light during an inquiry into the deadliest boat accident in Hong Kong in 40 years, which claimed 39 lives – including eight children – when two ferries collided near Lamma Island on October 1, 2012. Photo: Reuters

Four years on ... still no disclosure: Hong Kong minister says full report on Lamma ferry disaster can’t be released yet

Hong Kong High Court judge calls for skippers of Lamma ferry disaster to have certificates cancelled

New radar technology to boost Hong Kong boat safety

The upgraded traffic services system at the Marine Department in Sheung Wan. Photo: Edward Wong

Skipper cleared of manslaughter over Hong Kong ferry disaster loses fight for legal costs

Chow Chi-wai was cleared of 39 manslaughter charges. Photo: Nora Tam
Ngau Tau Kok fire

Tone down July 1 celebrations, Hong Kong lawmakers urge after deaths of two firemen

Hong Kong marine official who flouted life jacket rules jailed 16 months

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