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Urgent: Hong Kong captain found guilty of manslaughter for fatal ferry crash

Xinhua, February 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

The captain of Hong Kong and Kowloon Ferry's Seasmooth, Lai Sai-ming, was on Saturday found guilty of 39 counts of manslaughter in relation to the 2012 Lamma island ferry disaster.

He was also found guilty of endangering the lives of others at sea by a Hong Kong court.

Hong Kong Electric's Lamma Four skipper Chow Chi-wai was acquitted of manslaughter but was convicted of endangering life.

The jury reached the verdicts after three days of deliberations. Endi