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85 injured in Hong Kong ferry crash
An investigation has begun into a ferry accident in Hong Kong which left 85 people injured.
According to reports, the high-speed ferry from Hong Kong to Macau hit an unidentified object off an outlying island in the early hours of the morning.
The TurboJet ferry, owned by Shun Tak Holdings, was carrying 107 passengers and 10 crew.
Three of the injured are in a serious condition and 46 are stable in hospitals.
The Marine Department has launched an investigation.
In October 2012, 39 people were killed and 100 injured when a commuter ferry collided with a smaller boat.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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