Lamma Island

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Six Arrested in Deadly Hong Kong Ferry Collision

37 dead, including 5 children

(Newser) - The death toll in yesterday's Hong Kong ferry collision is now at 37, including five children, and six crew members have been arrested in the tragedy—one of the worst maritime accidents in Hong Kong in decades. The crew members, three from each boat involved, "are being investigated...

Hong Kong Ferry Carrying 120 Collides With Tug, Sinks
 25 Dead in 
 Hong Kong 
 Ferry Tragedy 
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25 Dead in Hong Kong Ferry Tragedy

40 survivors have been taken to a hospital

(Newser) - Twenty-five people are dead after a ferry carrying 121 passengers collided with a tug boat and sank south of Hong Kong today, the BBC ports. Rescue crews scrambled to the scene, pulling all but one from the waters off of Lamma Island and taking 40 to a hospital. Lamma is...

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