When the Hong Kong Jumbo Seafood Boat was towed away to the waters of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, it sank due to the wind and waves. A famous symbol of Hong Kong for nearly half a century sank into the sea like this.
The news not only shocked the people of Hong Kong, but also shocked the whole world.
However, the reaction from netizens in foreign countries is unexpectedly similar to that in Hong Kong...
The US "Washington Post", the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Japan's Jiji News Agency, etc. also reported on this matter.
The Washington Post described Jumbo Seafood Restaurant as "one of Hong Kong's most famous landmarks, a large floating restaurant famous for its grand banquet halls and neon lights."
However, the seafood boat was hit by the epidemic and had to close its business. The BBC only reported the news that the seafood boat was going to be towed away a week ago.
The picture shows that on June 14, the Jumbo Seafood Ship was being towed away, but it sank in the sea.
(AP)
After the news was reported, Seafood Fang became a hot topic on the Internet.
Many people are reluctant to part with it, saying that this is the attraction they visited when they came to Hong Kong.
But at the same time, some netizens were suspicious of the news of the "sudden sinking".
On the Facebook post of The Washington Post's news feed, some netizens commented:
No wonder they didn't want to reveal the mooring location.
Turns out they wanted to sink the boat into the sea.
It was scuttled, plain and simple.
RIP Jumbo Seafood, maybe you'll build an exciting new artificial reef for the fish.
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The picture shows that on June 14, the Jumbo Seafood Boat was being towed away.
(AP)
In the report of the Japan Jiji News Agency, some Japanese netizens also raised similar questions:
I guess from the beginning I was going to throw it in the sea to save on dismantling costs.
No, I must be paranoid.
This must be the cheapest way to dispose of it.
When I was eating here 3 years ago, I said that such a restaurant on the sea might have news, but I didn't expect it to disappear like this!
On the online discussion forum Reddit, some people suspected that this was an "accident" for insurance fraud:
The Seafood Boat Owner said it was saddened by the incident, oh, sad of course, sad until they received insurance premiums.
Probably not for insurance premiums, but the ship is said to require expensive maintenance and repairs, so I think it's just a matter of just abandoning it.
Just like this, there is one more piece of large marine debris, and it has to bear any consequences.
