HK ferry accident injures 87
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A HIGH-SPEED ferry heading from Hong Kong to Macau hit an unidentified object off an outlying island yesterday, leaving 87 people injured, authorities and the ferry company said.
The hydrofoil, carrying 107 passengers and 10 crew members, struck the object at 1:15am yesterday near Hei Ling Chau, a small island in western Hong Kong.
The ferry was towed back to its pier in central Hong Kong and the injured taken to a hospital.
The Hospital Authority said in a statement that 58 people had been discharged while two remained in a serious condition and 27 others were stable.
Shun Tak Holdings, which owns the TurboJet ferry company, said a “preliminary check revealed no significant damage on the vessel body.”
The Marine Department said it was investigating the accident, which did not affect sea traffic in the area.
The incident comes just over a year after 39 people died and 100 were injured in Hong Kong’s biggest maritime tragedy in decades when a commuter ferry collided with a smaller boat.
The tragedy in October 2012 came as a shock to Hong Kong.
The southern Chinese city prides itself on safety and efficiency and has one of Asia’s most advanced infrastructures and economies, with first-rate public services.
Fleets of ferries in Hong Kong form a key part of its transportation network, running frequently to outlying islands, mainland ports and the nearby gambling hub of Macau.
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