What is 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision?
{{multiple image | align = right | direction = vertical | header = Ships in the accident | width = 200 | image1 = LammaIV-01.JPG | caption1 = Lamma IV | image2 = 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision - Sea Smooth-01.JPG | caption2 = Sea Smooth }} On 1 October 2012, two [[ferry|ferries]] collided off Yung Shue Wan, [[Lamma Island]], [[Hong Kong]]. Since the day was the [[National Day of the People's Republic of China]], one of the ships was headed for the commemorative [[firework]] display.<ref>{{cite news|title=十一海難37死 國慶變港殤|date=2012-10-02|work=主場新聞|url=http://thehousenews.com/politics/%E5%9C%8B%E6%85%B6%E8%AE%8A%E6%B8%AF%E6%AE%A4-%E5%8D%97%E4%B8%AB%E5%B3%B6%E6%92%9E%E8%88%B9%E5%85%AB%E6%AD%BB%E5%BB%BF%E4%B8%89%E5%A4%B1%E8%B8%AA/|access-date=2013-09-08|archive-date=2013-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216034437/http://thehousenews.com/politics/%E5%9C%8B%E6%85%B6%E8%AE%8A%E6%B8%AF%E6%AE%A4-%E5%8D%97%E4%B8%AB%E5%B3%B6%E6%92%9E%E8%88%B9%E5%85%AB%E6%AD%BB%E5%BB%BF%E4%B8%89%E5%A4%B1%E8%B8%AA/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 39 deaths were caused in the accident.<ref>{{cite news | title = 香港南丫島撞船事故兩人被控誤殺 | date = 2013-04-11 | url = http://www.apdnews.com/news/24310.html | work = 亞太日報 | access-date = 2013-09-08 | language = zh | archive-date = 2013-07-13 | archive-url = https://www.webcitation.org/6I4ePTgNH?url=http://www.apdnews.com/news/24310.html | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref> {{cite news | title = List of the 39 deceased in the Lamma ferry disaster | date = 2013-01-11 | url = http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1125731/list-39-deceased-lamma-ferry-disaster | work = South China Morning Post | access-date = 2013-09-08}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:2012 disasters]] [[Category:2010s in Hong Kong]] [[Category:2010s disasters in China]] [[Category:2012 in Asia]] {{history-stub}} {{Asia-stub}}