( 4UMF NEWS ) 38 Dead After Boat Sinks:
Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested six crew members from two boats in a collision that killed 38 holiday revelers, but offered no theory about how the vessels ran into each other on a clear night in one of the safest and most regulated harbors in Asia.
The Monday night crash was Hong Kong’s deadliest accident in more than 15 years, and the worst maritime accident in more than 40. Some relatives of the dead went to Victoria Harbor to toss spirit money in honor of the victims Tuesday, while other people waited at the morgue for tragic news about loved ones.
Police Commissioner Tsang Wai-hung said crew members from both boats were detained on suspicion of endangering passengers by operating the craft unsafely.
“We expect further persons to be arrested,” he said.
Tsang said police suspect both crews had not “exercised the care required of them by law,” but he did not elaborate.
A ferry collided with the Lamma IV, which was taking more than 100 employees of Power Assets Holdings Ltd. and their families to famed Victoria Harbor to watch a fireworks display in celebration of China‘s National Day and mid-autumn festival.
The government said in a statement that 101 people were sent to hospitals; 66 were discharged, and four had serious injuries or were in critical condition.
The ferry was damaged but completed its journey, and some of its passengers were treated for injuries. Local TV later showed images of the ferry, with its bow chewed up and chunks missing.
