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‘Lamma IV’, A Tragic Maritime Disaster Dragging On For 11 Years In Hong Kong: Why Did The Court Of Appeal Decide, After Numerous Investigations And Hearings, That A Death Inquest Would Dig Out The Mysteries Of 39 Deaths? What Is The Legal Principle Of ‘Public Interest’?
06-08-23 On the night of 1st October 2012, the shocking maritime disaster took place when 2 passenger vessels the Sea Smooth (a public ferry) and the Lamma IV (a private boat) collided near Lamma Island. After the collision, the Sea Smooth remained afloat and nobody died. Horribly, Lamma IV sank within 118 seconds, killing 39…