Rescue operation launched after boat begins to sink at Hung Hom

A rescue operation was launched in Hung Hom in Hong Kong on Saturday afternoon after a recreational vessel began taking on water and sinking. Emergency services were alerted at around 1.

36pm when a man fishing nearby spotted the pleasure boat gradually submerging off the Hung Hom Promenade. Police and firefighters rushed to the scene, and fire service divers swept the vessel. Following a search of the submerged…