Hong Kong’s famous 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. 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, according to Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises.
The vessel began to tip after water entered it. The company said no-one was injured, but efforts to save the vessel failed and it capsized on Sunday. “As the water depth at the scene is over 1,000 metres (3,280ft), (it makes it) extremely difficult to carry out salvage works,” the firm said in a statement.
The company said it “is very saddened by this accident”.
