When a former director of a listed company was playing with friends on a speedboat in Dalangxiwan, he was suspected of starting the engine while a female passenger was still at sea. The female passenger was hit by the propeller and had two deep lacerations on her back, exposing her lungs and spleen, and was sent to hospital Died after rescue.
The director later asked the five passengers on board to falsely claim to the police that the number of passengers on board was within the allowable passenger capacity.
The director was thus charged. He pleaded guilty to misleading a police officer in the District Court today (5th), but denied endangering the safety of others at sea, and the case started.
Denies endangering the safety of others at sea
Defendant Dong Bo, 56 years old, reported as a businessman.
According to the data, he is a former director of the fusion force in the Greater Bay Area.
The defendant pleaded guilty to one count of breaching conditions and restrictions and five counts of inciting others to knowingly provide false information to mislead a police officer, but denied one count of endangering the safety of others at sea.
The charge alleges that on October 19, 2019, as the captain of the pleasure boat Miss Conduct Junior, he allowed 16 people to be carried on the 12-person vessel; and between October 19 and November 8 of the same year, called Five passengers told police that there were 11 passengers on board.
Defendant Dong Bo denied endangering the safety of others at sea and was tried in the District Court.
(Photo by Zhu Dixin)
The waves push the boat across and Dong restarts the engine
According to the case, Dong was driving a speedboat at Tai Long Bay in Sai Kung at about 4 pm on October 19, 2019. When the boat approached the beach, 8 passengers were still in the water, and the female victim Hong Xiaoyuan (52 years old) was the last. A man who launched, Dong and four others were on board.
During this time, the waves pushed the boat sideways so that the port side of the boat was facing the beach.
Dong restarted the boat's engine and turned the boat to the right.
Two deep lacerations on Hong's back exposed the lungs and spleen
Hong, who was on the left of the boat, was hit in the back by the boat's propeller, bleeding profusely.
Someone rescued her and called the police. Hong was taken to Eastern Hospital in a coma with two deep lacerations on her back, exposing her lungs and spleen.
In addition, she also suffered 3 deep lacerations to her hip and left upper arm.
She was pronounced dead at 5 pm on the same day.
In addition to lacerations, Hong suffered fractures to his ribs, spine and sacrum, tears to his lungs and spleen, and multiple injuries, the autopsy report said.
The female victim, Hong Xiaoyuan, was in an accident while cruising along the Sai Kung Tai Long Sai Wan Cruise River.
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Dong said he did not know whether the passengers jumped into the water or fell into the water
After Dong was arrested, in a video interview, it was said that when the boat was about 20 to 30 meters offshore, a large wave suddenly came from behind, throwing the boat high and falling, and the hull also entered the water.
He heard the sound of someone falling into the water, but he didn't know if they jumped or fell into the water.
He steered the boat upright, then dropped the key and dropped anchor.
He then swam to the beach and found the injured Hung lying on the beach.
The prosecution alleges that the defendant knew that someone fell from the boat into the water and failed to ensure that the other person and the boat started the engine at a safe distance, causing Hong to be hit by the propeller of the boat and died.
Case number: DCCC 365/2021
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