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Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE She was having the time of her life in the Bahamas... then her legs were SEVERED in a freak incident
A brilliant young arts graduate is fighting for life after she was sucked into a ferry propeller during a tropical cruise excursion in the Bahamas, the Daily Mail can reveal. Hannah Smith's parents said she fell off the side of the pontoon boat when it came into dock in Nassau last Monday.
South China Morning Post
06-05-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
Coroner's inquest begins into 2012 Hong Kong Lamma ferry disaster
A coroner's inquest into one of Hong Kong's worst maritime disasters started on Tuesday, with some survivors complaining 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. Advertisement The Coroner's Court on Tuesday began hearing evidence regarding the circumstances of the 39 deaths caused by a collision between two ferries off the waters of Lamma Island on October 1, 2012. The long-overdue hearing was held after two of the deceased's relatives convinced the Court of Appeal that it was in the public interest to investigate the incident once again even though the causes of the tragedy had been largely identified in previous inquiries. The 39 deceased were among 124 passengers on board the Lamma IV vessel to view National Day fireworks as part of a recreational event by HK Electric organised for its employees and their relatives. The boat was hit on the port side by the Sea Smooth ferry, operated by Hong Kong and Kowloon Ferry, while heading to Victoria Harbour at around 8.20pm. Advertisement The damaged Sea Smooth was able to continue to Lamma Island's Yung Shue Wan Pier, but the Lamma IV sank in less than two minutes partly due to design flaws. It marked the city's worst maritime disaster since 1971, when 88 were killed after a ferry sank during a typhoon.
