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    Hong Kong's iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsizes at sea

    HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has capsized in the South China Sea less than a week after it was towed away from the city, its parent company said Monday.


    The restaurant encountered “adverse conditions” on Saturday as it was passing the Xisha Islands, also known as the Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea, and water entered the vessel and it began to tip, according to Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises Ltd.


    The company said no one was injured, but that efforts to save the vessel failed and it capsized on Sunday.


    “As the water depth at the scene is over 1,000 meters, (it makes it) extremely difficult to carry out salvage works,” it said in a statement.


    It said the company "is very saddened by this accident.”


    The Jumbo Floating Restaurant, almost 80 meters (260 feet) in length, had been a landmark in Hong Kong for over four decades, serving Cantonese cuisine to over 3 million guests including Queen Elizabeth II and Tom Cruise.


    It closed in 2020 due to the pandemic and laid off all its staff. Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises said the restaurant became a financial burden to its shareholders, with millions of Hong Kong dollars spent on its inspection and maintenance even though it was not in operation.


    The restaurant was towed away last Tuesday. The company said it planned to move it to a lower-cost site where maintenance could be carried out.


    It said that prior to its departure, the vessel had been thoroughly inspected by marine engineers and hoardings were installed, and all relevant approvals were obtained.


    “The company is now getting further details of the accident from the towing company,” the statement said.


    Hong Kong's iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsizes at sea

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    Insurance scam?

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    Where was it supposedly being towed to, if it capsized off the Paracels I wonder. Subic? In which case, it was likely gonna be scrapped.
    In it's heyday, there were three floating restaurants in Aberdeen. Jumbo was the original, the biggest, and allegedly the blandest tourist food.

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    "When it was first announced that Jumbo would be towed out of the territory, artist Ah To published a cartoon on June 1 showing it sinking to the bottom of the sea."

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    Anyone who has ever been to HK has been there . . .


    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post
    Where was it supposedly being towed to
    It closed in 2020 due to the pandemic and laid off all its staff. Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises said the restaurant became a financial burden to its shareholders, with millions of Hong Kong dollars spent on its inspection and maintenance even though it was not in operation.The restaurant was towed away last Tuesday. The company said it planned to move it to a lower-cost site where maintenance could be carried out.
    'a lower cost' site . . . surprisingly not a scrapyard in Bangladesh or India.

    1000 metres depth


    Reeks far too much of an insurance scam.

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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    Anyone who has ever been to HK has been there . . .
    I only got as far as The Wanch...

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