Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant has not ‘sunk’ only ‘capsized’, company insists, but spokeswoman can’t say if it’s still above water


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The fate of Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has taken a dramatic twist with its owner insisting the vessel did not sink 1,000 metres under the South China Sea, having only capsized – although a company spokeswoman could not say if it was still above water or deep beneath the waves. The spokeswoman’s comments came four days after owner Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises first revealed an accident had occurred as the vessel was being towed to Cambodia. Earlier on Thursday night, the Marine Department told the Post the company might have breached local regulations if it had failed to notify...