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PLA navy vessel lifted off rocks and shipped back to mainland China after running aground in Hong Kong during Typhoon Mangkhut
Personnel transport ship Nan Jiao 86 had been stuck on shore of uninhabited islet Kau Yi Chau after breaking its anchor chain
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A People’s Liberation Army military vessel driven ashore in Hong Kong eight days ago by Typhoon Mangkhut, the most intense storm on record in the city, was shipped back to mainland China for repairs on Monday.
Sailors from the PLA Hong Kong Garrison had been guarding the Nan Jiao 86, a 42-metre (138-foot) PLA navy personnel transport ship, since it got stuck on the rocky shore of Kau Yi Chau – an uninhabited islet 3km west of Hong Kong Island – on September 16.
It was understood a tug boat and a barge used for the salvage operation arrived in the city from the mainland over the weekend.
A government source said a powerful crane on the tug boat had been used to lift the stranded vessel off the rocks. It was then lifted onto the barge.
He said the vessels stayed in the waters off the island overnight before leaving for Guangdong province on Monday.
Clifford Lo covers the city’s breaking news including major accidents and crime, with a particular interest in reporting local crime trends and statistics.
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