boat continued away, it didn’t stop.” He denied the vessel was overloaded, saying it was carrying 121 passengers and three crew but had capacity for more than 200 passengers.
Television channels showed the boat half submerged with the bow pointing straight up. Helicopters circled overhead with searchlights as government vessels surrounded the boat and 룰렛 카지노 divers prepared to enter the water.
The government statement said the Fire Services Department could not rule out the possibility people were still in the vessel or missing. It said low visibility and obstacles on the boat made rescue efforts difficult.
Local news reports said the boat was hit by a ferry operated by the Hong Kong and Kowloon Ferry company on a regularly scheduled service. RTHK said the captain of the other ship, which was slightly damaged but able to return to port, was afraid to stop in case it sank, too.
“All of Hong Kong’s emergency forces are focused here,” said Hong Kong’s leader, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. “Wide-ranging rescue work is being carried out on in the sea, land and in the air.” Leung said he didn’t know what caused the collision but promised a thorough investigation.
Survivors said the boat started sinking rapidly after the collision. One woman told local television that she swallowed a lot of water as she swam back to shore. Another man said he didn’t know where his children were. Neither gave their names.
Lamma is the third-biggest island in Hong Kong and near one of the coastal Chinese city’s busiest shipping lanes. The island is home to about 6,000 people, including many of the former British colony’s expatriate workers.
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