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Vivian Au

A rescue operation was launched in Hung Hom in Hong Kong on Saturday afternoon after a recreational vessel began taking on water and sinking.
Emergency services were alerted at around 1.36pm when a man fishing nearby spotted the pleasure boat gradually submerging off the Hung Hom Promenade.
Police and firefighters rushed to the scene, and fire service divers swept the vessel.
Following a search of the submerged hull, rescue personnel confirmed that no one was on board.
It is understood that the vessel had been anchored at the location for about a month.
It was not immediately clear why the vessel began to sink.


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Police and firefighters alerted by fisherman, but divers who sweep recreational vessel find no one aboard


Police and firefighters alerted by fisherman, but divers who sweep recreational vessel find no one aboard.


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Rescue operation launched after boat begins to sink at Hung Hom

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Police and firefighters alerted by fisherman, but divers who sweep recreational vessel find no one aboard