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Boat involved in Hong Kong ferry disaster ‘was sailing at high speed’ before crash

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A ferry involved in one of Hong Kong’s worst maritime disasters 13 years ago was sailing at high speed before it crashed into another vessel and caused the latter to sink within minutes, a court inquest has heard. The Coroner’s Court heard on Wednesday that the Sea Smooth could have been travelling as fast as…

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

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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…