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Two injured in fire on yacht off the coast of Hong Kong Island
- The cabin of the craft caught fire at 11.24am on Saturday. Two men, aged 58 and 59, were brought to hospital after inhaling smoke
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A yacht was completely engulfed in fire after bursting into flames off the west coast of Hong Kong Island on Saturday morning, injuring two people.
Thick black smoke billowed from the burning 16-feet sailing vessel, which was in the water near Mount Davis, after the cabin caught fire at 11.24am.
According to the police, two men, aged 58 and 59, were aboard at the time of the blaze and were rescued by a passing vessel. They were sent to Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam for treatment after inhaling excessive smoke.
Maine police and firefighters sent rescue vessels and fireboats to the scene and put out the fire at 12.03pm.
Christy Leung is a senior reporter and has written about crime and security-related stories for the Post's Hong Kong desk since 2015. After receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Media Communication and German Studies, Christy began her journalism career in 2010 by working for Deutsche Welle TV in Berlin before joining Asia Television as a news anchor and reporter. Her work has been recognised in the WAN-IFRA Asia Media Awards 2016 and the Newspaper Society’s 2020 Hong Kong News Award.
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