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

Cs news2 months ago02 mins

A director of a ship company has been accused of lying in a court inquest about a structural flaw that caused a ferry it built to sink in Hong Kong’s deadliest maritime disaster in decades. The Coroner’s Court on Thursday heard oral closing submissions in what could be the last formal inquiry into the ferry…

Coroner’s inquest begins into 2012 Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster

Cs news7 months ago02 mins

A coroner’s inquest into one of Hong Kong’s worst maritime disasters started on Tuesday, with some survivors complaining that they were never told the location of life-saving apparatus and the means of escape before their ferry sank in the accident 13 years ago. The long-overdue hearing was held after two relatives of victims convinced the…