Ferry collisions - what??

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    Ferry collisions - what??

    From SCMP today

    "Ferry crews involved in maritime collisions are getting off lightly, a probe by the South China Morning Post has found.

    Hong Kong's fast and high-speed ferries have been involved in 74 collisions since 2008 - an average of more than one a month - the probe revealed. But ferry crews are likely only to be fined a few thousand dollars for breaching maritime safety laws, if they are prosecuted at all."


    one collision per month?? that's much higher than i thought - even though there's very few casualities. are they literally only counting two boats ramming each other, or is there more light stuff counted too?


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    At one per month, they must be counting every single bump.