When a ferry crashed into a Hong Kong typhoon shelter, killing 3 – from the SCMP archive
[South China Morning Post] - 12/15/2024
35 years ago, a catamaran ferry crashed at full speed into the Yau Ma Tei typhoon shelter, killing three and injuring 18 others.
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