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.

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

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.

30 Nov 2018 - 7:54pm

Rescuers approach the Lamma IV after the tragic collision 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

1 Oct 2016 - 7:57pm 4

Rescue operation on October 1, 2012, the night that the Lamma IV and the Sea Smooth collided, killing 39 people. Photo: SCMP Pictures.

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

1 Sep 2016 - 12:17am 3

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

New radar technology to boost Hong Kong boat safety

21 Jul 2016 - 10:52pm

Chow Chi-wai was cleared of 39 manslaughter charges. Photo: Nora Tam

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

4 Jul 2016 - 10:59pm

The chief executive (centre) and other senior officials at a July 1 event in Tsim Sha Tsui last year. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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

27 Jun 2016 - 6:21pm 18

Former Marine Department inspector So Ping-chi outside District Court in Wan Chai on Tuesday. Photo: Nora Tam

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

21 Jun 2016 - 11:59pm

Families of victims in the Lamma ferry tragedy including Irene Koo (second from right) at Legco on Sunday. Photo: Edward Wong

A decade of malaise contributed to the deaths of 39 people in Lamma ferry disaster, families say

20 Jun 2016 - 5:51pm 2

So Ping-chi at the District Court. Photo: Dickson Lee

Guilty: marine inspector ‘deliberately’ told workers to ignore life jacket rules before Lamma ferry disaster

7 Jun 2016 - 10:11pm 4

The Kwok family was aboard the Lamma IV during the 2012 accident. Photo: David Wong

Lamma ferry crash survivors reach partial settlement, Hong Kong court hears

22 Jan 2018 - 4:23pm

So Ping-chi, an assistant director at the Marine Department, outside the court. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Verdict next month on Hong Kong official accused of failing to implement law on life jackets

3 May 2016 - 7:26pm

Assistant Director of Marine So Ping-chi leaves the District Court in Wan Chai. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Hong Kong official’s failure to implement life jacket law amounted to serious misconduct, court hears

19 Apr 2016 - 10:11pm

So Ping-chi outside the District Court in Wan Chai. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Details of probe into Hong Kong marine official will not be allowed as evidence in Lamma ferry disaster trial

19 Apr 2016 - 1:46am

So Ping-chi at Wan Chai District Court. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Hong Kong official ‘deceived’ in Lamma ferry disaster probe, court hears

15 Apr 2016 - 10:31pm

So Ping-chi outside the court. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

I would have kept quiet if I’d known of probe, says Hong Kong official facing misconduct over Lamma ferry disaster

15 Apr 2016 - 8:24am 1

<p>Wong Kam-ching told an inquiry he was satisfied with the number of children’s life jackets on Lamma IV, but there were none</p>

Lamma ferry disaster: Retired Hong Kong ship inspector jailed for perjury

25 Feb 2016 - 6:40pm

Lamma IV, the vessel that collided with another ferry off Lamma Island in which 39 people were killed, now moored at Stonecutters Island Government Dockyard. 22DEC12

Lamma ferry disaster: Ship inspector found guilty of perjury over evidence to inquiry

1 Feb 2016 - 2:19pm 1

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Ex-Marine Department man accused of perjury in Lamma disaster inquiry shows video of seaman ‘rigging’ inspection

1 Feb 2016 - 2:07pm

A submerged ship is in the waters near Yung Shue Wan of Lamma Island. 01OCT12

Children's life vests were borrowed to pass safety inspection, weren’t on board sunken Lamma IV: lawyer

8 Jan 2016 - 9:20pm

Retired senior inspector Wong Kam-ching, who is accused of perjury on Lamma disaster trial, appears at the District Court. 06JAN16 SCMP/Nora Tam

Inspector of ill-fated Hong Kong ferry pleads not guilty in perjury trial over his life jackets statement

6 Jan 2016 - 3:45pm

Lai Sai-ming was at the wheel of Hong Kong and Kowloon Ferry’s Sea Smooth. Photo: Edward Wong

Captain in Hong Kong’s Lamma ferry tragedy has appeal rejected: to serve full 8 years in jail

13 Nov 2015 - 5:37am 1

Sea Smooth captain Lai Sai-ming appearing at the High Court. Photo: Nora Tam

Captain jailed over 39 deaths in Lamma ferry disaster appeals for reduction of eight-year jail sentence to 18 months

4 Nov 2015 - 4:51am

It is scant consolation that victims' families can take civil action, given its huge costs and the extensive resources of the government. Photo: David Wong

Lamma ferry tragedy: So much for justice and equality before the law when government officials are not held to account over deaths

10 Oct 2015 - 9:30am 3

Irene Cheng’s son Thomas Koo Man-cheung, 24, died in the Lamma ferry crash. Photo: David Wong

Families of Lamma ferry victims recruit senior counsel for possible private lawsuit against 17 Marine Department officials

21 Jun 2018 - 3:08pm 3

The maritime disaster claimed 39 lives. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Full report on Lamma ferry tragedy finally released, but Hong Kong victims' relatives still seek access to internal inquiry

1 Oct 2015 - 4:58am

Followers of Tibertan Buddhism offered flowers in a religious ritual on Lamma Island on the first anniversary of Lamma ferry collision tragedy two years ago. Photo: Felix Wong

For families of victims who died in 2012 Lamma ferry disaster, only full disclosure can bring closure

30 Sep 2015 - 12:50am

The submerged hull of the Lamma IV after the collision.

Three years after the Lamma ferry tragedy, we're none the wiser about who should be held responsible

29 Sep 2015 - 2:36am 4

Families of Lamma ferry disaster victims keep up fight for more details of internal investigation

Families of Lamma ferry disaster victims keep up fight for more details of internal investigation

28 Sep 2015 - 10:53am 1

The Lamma IV ferry pictured after the accident in which 39 passengers died. Photo: EPA

Lamma ferry victims urged to seek out-of-court compensation by judge

14 Apr 2015 - 8:34am

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