The design of a ship that sank in a collision with a ferry off Lamma Island in 2012 met the safety standards of the time, a Hong Kong inquest has found, rejecting accusations by relatives of the 39 deceased victims that it was flawed and contributed materially to the city’s worst maritime disaster in decades.
The Coroner’s Court on Wednesday returned a verdict of unlawful killing of the 39, pointing to gross negligence by the ships’ two coxswains, while ruling on issues relating to the circumstances of the crash.
