Hong Kong Ferry

People in Hong Kong thronged beaches, ferries and outlying islands on Sunday, many of them violating ban on gatherings of more than four people aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus.

At least 100 people were injured late on Sunday when a high-speed ferry travelling from Macau to Hong Kong hit an "unidentified object" in the water, according to authorities.

A boat carrying at least 10 people thought to be illegal immigrants has sunk off the coast of Macau, authorities said today, with the rescue operation hampered by strong currents.

A Hong Kong boat captain was today sentenced to eight years in prison for the manslaughter of 39 people in a 2012 ferry collision, the city's worst maritime disaster in nearly four decades.

A Hong Kong boat captain was today found guilty of the manslaughter of 39 people in a 2012 ferry collision, the city's worst maritime disaster in nearly four decades.

More than 50 people were injured when a Hong Kong ferry crashed into a seawall off the coast of the gambling enclave of Macau Friday, officials said, the latest accident to hit the cities' busy waterways.

Twenty people were injured when a Hong Kong ferry crashed into a seawall off the coast of the gambling enclave of Macau Friday, officials said, the latest accident to hit the cities' busy waterways.

Eighty five people were injured Friday, three of them seriously, when a high-speed ferry travelling from Hong Kong to Macau hit an unidentified object in the water, authorities said.

Three people were missing after a wooden boat sank in Hong Kong waters today, after a fatal ferry crash last October put the spotlight on the city's maritime safety.

Shock over Monday's crash, which left 38 dead, gave way to outrage on Wednesday over what experts concluded was human error. Investigators have not publicly offered a theory of how the collision occurred but have arrested seven crew members, including both captains.

Hong Kong investigators on Wednesday examined the wreck of a boat that sank in a collision which killed 38 people, as the city sought answers to its worst maritime accident for decades.

The company that owns the ferry involved in one of Hong Kong's deadliest accidents in decades said on Wednesday that it passed an inspection just last month, though authorities have offered no explanation about how two boats collided on a clear night in one of the safest and most regulated waterways in Asia.

Six crew from two passenger boats that collided killing 37 people in Hong Kong's worst maritime accident in decades have been arrested, the territory's security chief said on Tuesday.

At least 36 people died and dozens were injured when a ferry carrying more than 120 people on a company outing collided with another ferry and sank near an island south of Hong Kong on Monday night in one of the city's worst maritime accidents.

People in Hong Kong thronged beaches, ferries and outlying islands on Sunday, many of them violating ban on gatherings of more than four people aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus.

At least 100 people were injured late on Sunday when a high-speed ferry travelling from Macau to Hong Kong hit an "unidentified object" in the water, according to authorities.

A boat carrying at least 10 people thought to be illegal immigrants has sunk off the coast of Macau, authorities said today, with the rescue operation hampered by strong currents.

A Hong Kong boat captain was today sentenced to eight years in prison for the manslaughter of 39 people in a 2012 ferry collision, the city's worst maritime disaster in nearly four decades.

A Hong Kong boat captain was today found guilty of the manslaughter of 39 people in a 2012 ferry collision, the city's worst maritime disaster in nearly four decades.

More than 50 people were injured when a Hong Kong ferry crashed into a seawall off the coast of the gambling enclave of Macau Friday, officials said, the latest accident to hit the cities' busy waterways.

Twenty people were injured when a Hong Kong ferry crashed into a seawall off the coast of the gambling enclave of Macau Friday, officials said, the latest accident to hit the cities' busy waterways.

Eighty five people were injured Friday, three of them seriously, when a high-speed ferry travelling from Hong Kong to Macau hit an unidentified object in the water, authorities said.

Three people were missing after a wooden boat sank in Hong Kong waters today, after a fatal ferry crash last October put the spotlight on the city's maritime safety.

Shock over Monday's crash, which left 38 dead, gave way to outrage on Wednesday over what experts concluded was human error. Investigators have not publicly offered a theory of how the collision occurred but have arrested seven crew members, including both captains.

Hong Kong investigators on Wednesday examined the wreck of a boat that sank in a collision which killed 38 people, as the city sought answers to its worst maritime accident for decades.

The company that owns the ferry involved in one of Hong Kong's deadliest accidents in decades said on Wednesday that it passed an inspection just last month, though authorities have offered no explanation about how two boats collided on a clear night in one of the safest and most regulated waterways in Asia.

Six crew from two passenger boats that collided killing 37 people in Hong Kong's worst maritime accident in decades have been arrested, the territory's security chief said on Tuesday.

At least 36 people died and dozens were injured when a ferry carrying more than 120 people on a company outing collided with another ferry and sank near an island south of Hong Kong on Monday night in one of the city's worst maritime accidents.