Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

2012 Lamma Island ferry collision

Index 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision

On 1 October 2012, at approximately 20:23 HKT, the passenger ferries Sea Smooth and Lamma IV collided off Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island, Hong Kong. [1]

37 relations: Andy Tsang, Auxiliary Medical Service, Catherine Ashton, Central Government Complex (Hong Kong), Central, Hong Kong, Cheung Kong Center, Cheung Kong Holdings, China News Service, Commissioner of Police (Hong Kong), Crime in Hong Kong, David Cameron, Donald Tsang, European Union, Ferry, Flag of Hong Kong, Government of China, Guangdong, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry, Hong Kong Fire Services Department, Hong Kong St. John Ambulance, Hong Kong Time, Hongkong Electric Company, Lamma Island, Lamma Power Station, Leung Chun-ying, Liaison Office (Hong Kong), Marine Department (Hong Kong), Moment of silence, National day of mourning, National Day of the People's Republic of China, Port and starboard, South China Morning Post, The captain goes down with the ship, The Wall Street Journal, UTC+08:00, Yung Shue Wan.

Andy Tsang

Andy Tsang Wai-hung, GBS, PDSM (born 5 May 1958) was the Commissioner of the Hong Kong Police Force until 4 May 2015.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Andy Tsang · See more »

Auxiliary Medical Service

Auxiliary Medical Service (AMS) is a well-trained, committed voluntary medical and health services provider in Hong Kong.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Auxiliary Medical Service · See more »

Catherine Ashton

Catherine Margaret Ashton, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, (born 20 March 1956 at Upholland, Lancashire) is a British Labour politician who served as the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and First Vice President of the European Commission in the Barroso Commission from 2009 to 2014.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Catherine Ashton · See more »

Central Government Complex (Hong Kong)

The Central Government Complex is, since 2011, the headquarters of the Government of Hong Kong.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Central Government Complex (Hong Kong) · See more »

Central, Hong Kong

Central (also Central District) is the central business district of Hong Kong.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Central, Hong Kong · See more »

Cheung Kong Center

Cheung Kong Center is a skyscraper in Central, Hong Kong designed by Cesar Pelli.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Cheung Kong Center · See more »

Cheung Kong Holdings

Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited, was a multinational conglomerate, based in Hong Kong.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Cheung Kong Holdings · See more »

China News Service

The China News Service is the second largest state-owned news agency in China, after the Xinhua News Agency.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and China News Service · See more »

Commissioner of Police (Hong Kong)

The Commissioner of Police heads the Hong Kong Police Force and reports to the Secretary for Security.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Commissioner of Police (Hong Kong) · See more »

Crime in Hong Kong

Crime in Hong Kong is present in various forms.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Crime in Hong Kong · See more »

David Cameron

David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and David Cameron · See more »

Donald Tsang

Donald Tsang Yam-kuen, GBM (born 7 October 1944) is a former Hong Kong civil servant and the second Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Donald Tsang · See more »

European Union

The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of EUnum member states that are located primarily in Europe.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and European Union · See more »

Ferry

A ferry is a merchant vessel used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Ferry · See more »

Flag of Hong Kong

The flag of Hong Kong features a white, stylised, five-petal Hong Kong orchid tree (''Bauhinia blakeana'') flower in the centre of a red field.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Flag of Hong Kong · See more »

Government of China

The central government of the People's Republic of China is divided among several state organs.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Government of China · See more »

Guangdong

Guangdong is a province in South China, located on the South China Sea coast.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Guangdong · See more »

High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (abbreviated HR or HR/VP, the latter reflecting the vice presidency of the Commission) is the chief co-ordinator and representative of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) within the European Union (EU).

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy · See more »

Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry

Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Ltd (abbr. HKKF) is a ferry service company in Hong Kong.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry · See more »

Hong Kong Fire Services Department

Hong Kong Fire Services Department (HKFSD,) of the Hong Kong Government is an emergency service responsible for fire-fighting and rescue on land and sea.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Hong Kong Fire Services Department · See more »

Hong Kong St. John Ambulance

Hong Kong St.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Hong Kong St. John Ambulance · See more »

Hong Kong Time

Hong Kong Time (abbreviation: HKT) is the time in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, observed at UTC+08:00 all year round.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Hong Kong Time · See more »

Hongkong Electric Company

The Hongkong Electric Company (HKC) is one of Hong Kong's two main electricity generation companies, the other being China Light & Power.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Hongkong Electric Company · See more »

Lamma Island

Lamma Island, also known as Pok Liu Chau or simply Pok Liu, is the third largest island in Hong Kong.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Lamma Island · See more »

Lamma Power Station

Lamma Power Station, informally known as Lamma Island Power Station, is a coal and gas-fired power station in Po Lo Tsui, Lamma Island, Hong Kong.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Lamma Power Station · See more »

Leung Chun-ying

Leung Chun-ying, GBM, JP (born 12 August 1954), also known as CY Leung, is a Hong Kong politician.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Leung Chun-ying · See more »

Liaison Office (Hong Kong)

The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (abbr. LOCPG or 中聯辦) is an organ of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Liaison Office (Hong Kong) · See more »

Marine Department (Hong Kong)

The Marine Department of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for maintaining safety and environmental protection of the harbour (Port of Hong Kong), ships registered/foreign ships in Hong Kong and monitor shipping traffic in Hong Kong Waters, search and rescue operations for large waters of the South China Sea.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Marine Department (Hong Kong) · See more »

Moment of silence

A moment of silence is a period of silent contemplation, prayer, reflection, or meditation.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Moment of silence · See more »

National day of mourning

A national day of mourning is a day marked by mourning and memorial activities observed among the majority of a country's populace.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and National day of mourning · See more »

National Day of the People's Republic of China

The National Day of the People's Republic of China is a public holiday in the People's Republic of China to celebrate the national day, and is celebrated annually on October 1.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and National Day of the People's Republic of China · See more »

Port and starboard

Port and starboard are nautical and aeronautical terms for left and right, respectively.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Port and starboard · See more »

South China Morning Post

The South China Morning Post (also known as SCMP or The Post), with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is a Hong Kong English-language newspaper and Hong Kong's newspaper of record.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and South China Morning Post · See more »

The captain goes down with the ship

"The captain goes down with the ship" is an idiom and maritime tradition that a sea captain holds ultimate responsibility for both his ship and everyone embarked on it, and that in an emergency, he will either save them or die trying.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and The captain goes down with the ship · See more »

The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is a U.S. business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and The Wall Street Journal · See more »

UTC+08:00

UTC+08:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +08:00.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and UTC+08:00 · See more »

Yung Shue Wan

Yung Shue Wan (Banyan Bay) is the main population centre on Lamma Island, Hong Kong.

New!!: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision and Yung Shue Wan · See more »

Redirects here:

2012 Hong Kong boat collision incident, 2012 Lamma Island Boat Disaster, 2012 Lamma Island boat disaster, 2012 Lamma Island ferry disaster, Lamma IV, Sea Smooth.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Lamma_Island_ferry_collision

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »