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[Ship police boat sinking] 10 meters long police boat sinking due to high winds and waves

2019-12-05T22:23:48.289Z


A police boat sinking accident occurred in Ma Liushui Marine Police Base. At 4 am on Friday (6th), a police boat of about 10 meters in length was reported to have sunk when a police boat of about 10 meters in length was sunk. . Sources said that the police boat involved was moored at the time, and it was suspected that it was sinking into the water because of high winds and waves. As no injuries were received


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Written by: Deng Haixing and Liu Dingan

2019-12-06 05:15

Last updated: 2019-12-06 06:18

A police boat sinking accident occurred in Ma Liushui Marine Police Base. At 4 am on Friday (6th), a police boat of about 10 meters in length was reported to have sunk when a police boat of about 10 meters in length was sunk. .

Sources said that the police boat involved was moored at the time. It was suspected that all of them had sunk because of the high winds and waves. Because no reports of injuries were received, the firefighters arrived and learned to leave the team; the police boat involved, the police had to decide after the dawn before proceeding further.

Data shows that the coastal waters of the Ma Liushui Marine Police Base are only about 2 to 3 meters deep, and the deepest sea surface can reach 5 to 6 meters. At the time of the incident, the observatory was issuing a strong monsoon signal and a special weather alert was issued at the same time. "It is expected that strong northerly winds will blow in Hong Kong. Citizens should be aware of the dangers caused by large sea waves."

According to the Observatory, the nearest gusts at Shatin, Tai Mei Tuk and Sai Kung monitoring stations at the Ma Liu Shui Marine Police Base at the time of the incident were the highest gusts of 31, 45, and 55 kilometers per hour, respectively. It reaches 68 kilometers, which is a gale.

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Source: hk1

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