Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant sinks
The Straits Times|June 22, 2022
Jumbo Floating Restaurant, a faded landmark of Hong Kong, has sunk in the South China Sea after being towed away from the city to an unknown destination.
Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant sinks

HONG KONG • The imperial palace-shaped vessel capsized on Sunday after taking on water in adverse conditions near the Paracel Islands, its owner Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises said in a statement.

Salvage would be extremely difficult given the water depth of 1,000m, it said, adding that no crew members were injured.

この記事は The Straits Times の June 22, 2022 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

この記事は The Straits Times の June 22, 2022 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。

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