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World's 'most delightful commute' hit by ferry disaster
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Lamma Island, Hong Kong (CNN) -- When my neighbor Jane Wilbor got on a Lamma ferry Tuesday, she did something she'd never done before with her three young children: She put on life preservers. "I wanted to show them how to get one out and put one ...
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Hong Kong mourns victims of Lamma Island boat collision
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The collision off Lamma Island was the worst maritime accident in Hong Kong for over 40 years. Seven crew members from the two boats were arrested after the accident and have now been released on bail. Mr Leung led government officials in a memorial ...
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No Pinoys hurt in Hong Kong sea tragedy, DOLE confirms
GMA News
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) confirmed on Tuesday that no Filipino was among the victims of a boat collision accident off Lamma Island in Hong Kong last week. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said Hong Kong authorities have not ...
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Hong Kong Mourns Victims of Boat Crash
Wall Street Journal
Witnesses say the boat sank quickly after colliding with a catamaran on a run from urban Hong Kong Island to the nearby Lamma Island, which is a popular holiday spot and home to hundreds of expatriates. The Hongkong Electric-owned boat was normally ...
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Top China Stories from WSJ: Details in Hong Kong Crash, Oil Falls, Mao's Famine
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Reuters: Damage is seen on a ferry berthed at a pier on Lamma Island in Hong Kong October 3, 2012 after a collision with a company boat on Monday evening. Your daily round-up of the best of the Journal's China coverage: Details Emerge Slowly in Hong ...
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HK firm says ferry in tragedy passed inspection
Charlotte Observer
Workers look at a salvaged boat which sank previous night after colliding with a ferry near Lamma Island, off the southwestern coast of Hong Kong Island Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. The boat packed with revelers on a long holiday weekend sank, killing nearly ...
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Outrage over Hong Kong collision errors; ferry captain 'doesn't really want to ...
Newser
A group of firemen and police officers investigate on a salvaged boat which sank after colliding with a ferry near Lamma Island, off the southwestern coast of Hong Kong Island Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012.... (Associated Press) ...
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38 dead, 101 injured after boats collide near Hong Kong
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HONG KONG (BNO NEWS) -- A tug boat and a ferry collided off the coast of Lamma Island in Hong Kong on Monday evening, killing 38 people and injuring more than 100 others, local authorities said on Wednesday. Seven people have been arrested in ...
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Outrage over human errors in Hong Kong boat crash
Danbury News Times
Police officers on a small boat secure the area around a half submerged boat Tuesday Oct. 2, 2012 after Monday night's collision near Lamma Island, off the southwestern coast of Hong Kong Island. The boat packed with revelers on a long holiday weekend ...
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Ferry tragedy hits close to home
The Malaysian Insider
As revellers watched the annual fireworks display at Victoria Harbour on Monday night, over a hundred people — children included — on their way to the festivities sank in the cold, dark murky waters off Lamma Island. I was home that night watching my ...
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The Malaysian Insider
Hong Kong boat crash: wreck examined
gulfnews.com
Image Credit: AP; A group of fireman and police officers investigate on a salvaged boat which sank earlier after colliding with a ferry near Lamma Island. An official with the company that owns the ferry said that the vessel recently passed inspection ...
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7 crew members arrested after deadly boat collision
Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Police officers guard a partially submerged boat Tuesday after it collided with a ferry Monday night near Lamma Island, off the southwestern coast of Hong Kong Island, killing 38 people. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu). Posted: Wednesday, October 3, 2012 12:00 ...
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Ferry in tragedy passed inspection
Independent Online
A fireman looks at a salvaged boat which sank after colliding with a ferry near Lamma Island, off the southwestern coast of Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong -. The company that owns the ferry involved in one of Hong Kong's deadliest accidents in decades ...
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Independent Online
9-yr-old clings to life in ferry aftermath
China Daily
Two people remain in a serious or critical condition among the 22 who are still hospitalized, following Monday's ferry disaster near Lamma Island. Among the 38 dead, five were children. It was Hong Kong's worst maritime disaster since 1971. Another 71 ...
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China Daily
36 Dead in Hong Kong Ferry Collision
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Rescuers pulled more than 120 people from the waters off the coast of Lamma Island and the search was still under way at daybreak Tuesday. More than 100 people were sent to five hospitals, including nine in critical condition. After the collision at ...
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Hong Kong Boat Crash: Brit Child Killed
Sky News
An official from the ferry company involved in the collision said the vessel passed an inspection last month, but he had no details about how the crash off Lamma, an island to the west of Hong Kong, occurred. Nelson Ng, general manager of Hong Kong and ...
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Hong Kong sets up Commission of Inquiry to investigate ferry crash
Channel News Asia
HONG KONG: Hong Kong's Executive Council has agreed to set up a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the causes of last week's ferry collision off Lamma Island, which killed 39 people. On October 1, a passenger ferry collided near Lamma Island with a ...
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HK seeks answers after ferry crash
The Borneo Post
LOOKING FOR ANSWERS: Firefighters take pictures of the Lamma IV passenger boat, with the back end of the vessel badly damaged after a collision, near the shores of Hong Kong's Lamma island yesterday after it was pulled out of the waters following its ...
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Briton among those killed in Hong Kong ferry disaster
ITN
The Lamma was packed with revellers on a trip to see the Chinese National Day fireworks when it collided with a ferry and sank off Lamma Island, an area popular with tourists and expats. Over 100 people from both ships were taken to hospital, but many ...
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City in tears
Hong Kong Standard
Government officials, legislators and common folk stood in silence for three minutes at ceremonies to pay their respects to those who died on Monday night when two ferries collided off Lamma Island in the city's worst maritime disaster in more than 40 ...
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Hong Kong Standard
Answers may take months
Hong Kong Standard
The vessel was towed to Nga Kau Wan on the northern bay of Lamma island. It sustained a 3.04-meter gaping hole on its side and was leaking oil. An oil-proof net was put around its perimeter to contain the spill. Liu said the probe may take six months ...
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In the press
China Daily
The ferry collision on Monday off Lamma Island that resulted in 38 deaths, with a number of passengers still listed as missing, is Hong Kong's worst maritime disaster in 41 years. Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced on Tuesday that the city will ...
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Asia in Pictures
Wall Street Journal
A sunken ferry was lifted out of the water Tuesday after a collision off Lamma Island in Hong Kong. At least 38 people were killed, including five children, in the city's worst maritime disaster in 40 years. A sunken ferry was lifted out of the water ...
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HK mourns ferry crash victims
Xinhua
HONG KONG, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-Ying, together with other senior officials as well as lawmakers, observed Thursday three-minute silence to mourn victims of the vessel collision off Lamma Island. The silence was held ...
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Hong Kong Mourns Ferry Collision Victims
MarineLink
Thirty-eight people, including five children, were killed after two ferries collided on Monday evening off Lamma Island. As at 10:00 a.m. Thursday local time, 16 injured people remained in hospital, with two being in critical or serious conditions, and ...
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Hong Kong begins official mourning for ferry victims
FRANCE 24
The damaged Lamma IV passenger boat, with the back end of the vessel badly damaged after a collision, is pictured near the shores of Hong Kong's Lamma island on October 3. Investigators pored over the wreck of the Lamma IV after it was salvaged and ...
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FRANCE 24
Damage is seen on a ferry berthed at Lamma Island after collision in Hong Kong
Reuters AlertNet
Damage is seen on a ferry berthed at a pier on Lamma Island in Hong Kong October 3, 2012 after a collision with a company boat on Monday evening. Hong Kong police arrested six crew on Tuesday after a ferry and a company boat carrying more than 120 ...
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PM Lee sends condolences to Hong Kong
TODAYonline
PM Lee sends condolences to Hong Kong. Updated 04:52 PM Oct 04, 2012. SINGAPORE - Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has sent condolences to Hong Kong SAR Chief Executive Leung Chun-Ying on the ferry tragedy off the coast of Lamma Island.
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Hong Kong mourns victims of Lamma Island boat collision – BBC ...
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BBC News Hong Kong mourns victims of Lamma Island boat collision BBC News Hong Kong has observed three minutes' silence to mourn the 38 victims of Monday's fatal collision between two boats, as investigations continue. The Chinese ...
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18 district-based condolence points mourns Lamma ferry victims
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The HKSAR Government set up condolence points in each of the 18 districts for the public to mourn the victims of the vessel collision incident off Lamma Island for 3 days starting 4 October, 2012. The public can sign the.
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Day of condolence to mourn for victims of vessel collision incident off ...
By 7thSpace.com
Hong Kong (HKSAR) - The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government has marked today (October 4) as a day of condolence to mourn for those who lost their lives in the vessel collision incident off Lamma Island.
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NewsDaily: Probe into fatal Hong Kong ferry collision may take six ...
By James Pomfret
Some public anger on Wednesday centered on why the captain of the ferry continued to Lamma island after the collision. Hong Kong and Kowloon Ferry Holdings, which owns the ferry, rejected accusations that the captain did not stop and ...
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Hong Kong ferry disaster hits world's 'most delightful commute ...
By Kevin Voigt
... whose three children -- Louie, 10, James, 9, and 7-year-old Eddie -- are playmates with my son 4-year-old son, Jonah, in Pak Kok, a small village of a few dozen families on Lamma Island, one of hundreds of islands that make up Hong Kong ...
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2012 Lamma Island ferry collision - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 1 October 2012, at approximately 20:20 HKT, a ferry and another passenger vessel collided off Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island, Hong Kong. The day was the ...
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Two ferries collide near Lamma Island, Hong Kong (video)
In the worst disaster to hit the port city since 1996, at least 37 people have been killed in a ferry ...
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Prayers on Lamma Island - YouTube
A Buddhist memorial service at the north Lamma shore, the morning after a ferry accident that ...
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Hong Kong: 25 Dead Ferry Collision Lamma Island!! - YouTube
Hilde a Partner with Paul Begley Prophecy Ministry witnessed the fear and the dread and the ...
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Life, Death, and Lamma Island
Father Robert reflects upon recent Lamma Island ferry tragedy.
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Hong Kong boat crash off Lamma Island kills 36 | European Daily
Hong Kong boat crash off Lamma Island kills 36. Submitted by elahoroszko on Tue, 10/02/2012 - 09:49. PUBLISHED 2 October | VIA BBC News. Getty Images. A ...
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Mourning on Lamma Island | Delta Bridges
Listing gashed and bashed, the remains of the Lamma IV floats in a quiet cove on the northern shores of this sleepy island of Lamma. Here at Jawbone Bay ...
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Moon over Lamma Island - YouTube
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Special Announcement for Ferry Collision off Lamma Island, Hong ...
We feel very sad about the loss of lives and are deeply concerned about the people who suffer as a result of the ferry collision off Lamma Island of Hong Kong on ...
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ferry boat sinking off lamma island
Submit to Reddit. Facebook Twitter Tumblr Pinterest Email · Ferry boat sinks off the Lamma Island about 1.5 miles from Hong Kong coast. Photo. Share This: ...
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NHK - Ship's captain questioned about Lamma Island collision ...
NHK World News ---- Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai Description -- Hong Kong police say that human ...
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China | Update on maritime rescue off Lamma Island – 38 people ...
As at 7.30pm today (October 3), a total of 38 persons died in the vessel collision incident. Thirty of them were certified dead at scene while eight oth...
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