Ferry Travelling from Hong Kong to Macau Hits Unidentified Object

As per recent reports, it has been unveiled that ferry travelling from Hong Kong to Macau got hit with an unidentified object. The incident that took place at 1.15 am on Friday was carrying 107 passengers and 10 crew members.

Out of them, 87 people have been injured, said authorities and the ferry company. The incident has taken place near Hei Ling Chau on the west side of Hong Kong.

As soon as the news of the incident got revealed, the ferry was taken to the ferry pier in central Hong Kong and all the people who have got injured in the incident were rushed to hospital.

Shun Tak Holdings, owner of the TurboJet ferry company, was of the view that they have carried out an initial investigation. As per it, no damage was seen on the vessel of the body.

On the other hand, the Marine Department has affirmed that they have started their investigation into the matter. With this, they also informed that the sea traffic has not affected due to the accident.

The hospital authorities have informed that they have discharged 58 people. But there are two people are in serious condition and other 27 are stable.


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