Hong Kong's Jumbo floating restaurant has sunk

[FourWheelDrift]

https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2022/06/806725/...

Hong Kong's iconic Jumbo restaurant is no more.

[abzmike]

Saw that this morning… not to cast aspersions, but it had been losing money for years, and is now 1000M down… hmmm…

[Dogwatch]

Hmmm indeed.

[Hoofy]

"This restaurant is gonna wipe us out."
"Shall I tow it to Taiwan and back?"
"Good idea."

[williamp]

abzmike said:

Saw that this morning… not to cast aspersions, but it had been losing money for years, and is now 1000M down… hmmm…

1000m? Thats very deep. No chance to salage that...

[FourWheelDrift]

Spongebob has an alternative to the Krusty Krab now.

[Eric Mc]

I remember when the old Queen Elizabeth ocean liner caught fire and capsized in Hong Kong harbour back in 1972.

[Simpo Two]

'Hey let's tow it out into some adverse weather conditions and hope it sinks...'

[Electronicpants]

Eric Mc said:

I remember when the old Queen Elizabeth ocean liner caught fire and capsized in Hong Kong harbour back in 1972.

But was quickly utilised.

[aeropilot]

Electronicpants said:

Eric Mc said:

I remember when the old Queen Elizabeth ocean liner caught fire and capsized in Hong Kong harbour back in 1972.

But was quickly utilised.

Actually, a lot of it was re-utilised, as a lot of the steel from her when she was cut-up was then melted down and turned into rebar that was used for building the new Hong Kong Metro system.

[FourWheelDrift]

Oh and (I didn't know) the kitchen section apparently sunk in the harbour 2 weeks before the move - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9icuG6p9c0A

[wolfracesonic]

Kitchen sink then

[Chrisgr31]

It doesnt look as if it would be very stable in any significant swell!

[HocusPocus]

Bet the insurance was renewed just before moving it. Owners claimed it was checked by marine engineers and declared sea worthy just before it got towed out. Hmmmm indeed. Lawyers' feeding frenzy next!

[Aunty Pasty]

Even though it was floating, it's hard to imagine that it was ever designed to be moved any real distance.
I'm also one who is rubbing their chin furiously.

[aeropilot]

Aunty Pasty said:

Even though it was floating, it's hard to imagine that it was ever designed to be moved any real distance.
I'm also one who is rubbing their chin furiously.

Indeed.
I'm astonished it survived the 400 odd miles across the South China Sea as far the Paracel Islands.......!!
So I'm curious as to where they were trying to tow it to?

[vikingaero]

aeropilot said:

Aunty Pasty said:

Even though it was floating, it's hard to imagine that it was ever designed to be moved any real distance.
I'm also one who is rubbing their chin furiously.

Indeed.
I'm astonished it survived the 400 odd miles across the South China Sea as far the Paracel Islands.......!!
So I'm curious as to where they were trying to tow it to?

They were trying to tow it somewhere deep, like the Paracel Islands, where it is 1km deep and salvage is not an option!

[aeropilot]

vikingaero said:

aeropilot said:

Aunty Pasty said:

Even though it was floating, it's hard to imagine that it was ever designed to be moved any real distance.
I'm also one who is rubbing their chin furiously.

Indeed.
I'm astonished it survived the 400 odd miles across the South China Sea as far the Paracel Islands.......!!
So I'm curious as to where they were trying to tow it to?

They were trying to tow it somewhere deep, like the Paracel Islands, where it is 1km deep and salvage is not an option!

[CanAm]

vikingaero said:

They were trying to tow it somewhere deep, like the Paracel Islands, where it is 1km deep and salvage is not an option!

If you look on Google Earth, the nearest deep water to HK is pretty much on the way to the Paracel Islands........

[Simpo Two]

So if you dump something like that in international waters, and don't claim on insurance (so no fraud), what bad things can they do to you?