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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.
Victims’ relatives have long contended that the absence of a watertight door was the main reason for the ship’s rapid sinking and the tragic loss of lives on October 1, 2012. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong courts

Families of Hong Kong ferry crash victims walk out over coroner’s remarks

Inquest verdict for 2012 Lamma ferry crash enters second day, with relatives of victims at one point deciding to leave courtroom.

Hong Kong courts

Design of ship in Lamma tragedy met safety standards, Hong Kong inquest finds

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Hong Kong courts

Families of Hong Kong ferry crash victims say verdict won’t bring closure

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong set to receive long-awaited inquest verdict on 2012 Lamma ferry crash

Coroner’s Court set to deliver verdict on ferry disaster that claimed the lives of 39 people more than a decade ago.

The 2012 ferry crash killed 39 people. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong court postpones inquest verdict on 2012 Lamma Island ferry crash

Court has already twice postponed ruling for inquest into collision between Lamma IV ferry and Sea Smooth catamaran.

Hong Kong courts

Ship company head accused of lying in 2012 Hong Kong Lamma ferry crash inquest

Lamma IV’s sinking led to 39 deaths, with some relatives of victims alleging the shipbuilder tried to cover up a structural flaw in ferry.

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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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The Lamma IV ferry sank in less than two minutes, resulting in 39 deaths. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong courts

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

Former Cheoy Lee manager says he put his faith in junior colleagues’ calculations, which were generated using software he did not understand.

Hong Kong courts

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

Philip Chiu, whose sister died in the 2012 tragedy, becomes first witness to provide verbal testimony at coroner’s inquest.

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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The collision on October 1, 2012, left 39 people dead. Photo: Handout
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.

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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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Family members perform rituals off Lamma Island following the horrific ferry disaster in October 2012. Relatives of the dead now will get the inquest they wanted. Photo: David Wong
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.

The HK Electric ferry that sank in the waters off Lamma Island after the collision in 2012. Photo: SCMP
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

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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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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A submerged ship is seen in the waters near Yung Shue Wan, off Lamma Island. Photo: SCMP
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

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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.

The damaged Lamma IV is moored off Lamma Island in Hong Kong after the October 2012 collision that killed 38 people. Photo: EPA
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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.

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.

The ships collided off Lamma Island on October 1, 2012. Photo:
Transport and logistics

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.

Rescuers work to carry victims to hospitals after the Sea Smooth ferry rammed into the Lamma IV off the coast of Lamma Island in 2012. Photo: Xinhua
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.

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.

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