On Waglan Island, an outlying island located in the southeast of Hong Kong, a boat bombing killed people.
Two people were rescued and one died.
Two of the rescued men were arrested on suspicion of "illegal entry", and the cases were handed over to the serious crime unit for follow-up.
At about 8 am yesterday (20th), a boatman was off Tung Lung Chau, south of Sai Kung, and found two men wearing life jackets floating on the sea. They immediately rescued them before sailing, and reported to the police for help.
The two were sober when they were rescued. It is known that someone reported that the boat they were on was sinking, so they jumped into the sea to escape.
The two were sent to the Marine Police Base opposite Saigon and refused to be sent to hospital for treatment. The two assisted the police in their investigation.
The man's body was covered by a green tent, and his identity and cause of the incident are still under investigation by the police.
At about 10:00 a.m., when officers from the Government Flying Service flew a helicopter over the vicinity of Henglan Island, they found a boat on fire off the coast of Waglan Island and immediately notified the Fire Services Department.
The fireboat rushed to the scene to open the throat for rescue, but there was no one on board at that time.
Firefighters also searched the nearby waters and found no one who fell into the sea.
It is reported that the ship exploded before firefighters arrived, and then sank due to serious damage.
According to preliminary information, the sinking vessel on Waglan Island was a speedboat, and it was the vessel on which the two rescued persons in Donglongzhou were on board.
The wreck site is about 6 to 7 kilometers away from the rescue site.
After the marine police officers questioned the two men, they believed that another person put on a life jacket and jumped into the sea to escape, but they did not know what to do, so they stepped up their search and rescue with rescuers such as the Fire Service, the Flight Service and the Marine Department; At about 4 pm, a man wearing a life jacket was found floating on the sea outside the Taikoo Institute of Marine Science, Hok Tsui Port, Hong Kong Island, but he was found dead on the spot after being rescued.
It is initially believed to be the person who jumped into the sea in the boat accident on Henglan Island.
Henglan Island is about 5 to 6 kilometers away from Hok Tsui.
It is understood that the speedboat involved was carrying 3 mainland men at the time of the incident. It was reported that the speedboat exploded near Waglan Island due to mechanical problems.
The two rescued men were believed to be illegal immigrants, and they did not have any identification documents on their bodies. The police later arrested them on suspicion of "illegal immigration", and the case was handed over to the Marine Police Regional Crime Squad for follow-up.
Man in life jacket Hok Tsui suspected of drowning after being rescued by firefighters and confirmed dead
