Authorities are yet to determine the mystery object that a high-speed ferry hit near Lantau Island on Sunday evening when it was on its way back to Hong Kong from Macau.
The accident left 124 people injured, five of them critically. By Monday evening, 91 people have been discharged from hospital.
Authorities said an inspection on Monday morning showed that the hull under both engine rooms was damaged.
Officials from the Marine Department inspected the vessel, Horta, after it was towed back to the Cheung Sha Wan dock.
A department spokeswoman said they found the hull under the two main engine rooms was damaged.
Shun Tak Group, which owns the company Turbojet, said the engine rooms took on water after the collision. The company said the high-speed ferry passed its yearly inspection in March, and the captain had 27 years of experience in operating the Macau-Hong Kong route.
The accident left 124 people injured, five of them critically. By Monday evening, 91 people have been discharged from hospital.
Authorities said an inspection on Monday morning showed that the hull under both engine rooms was damaged.
Officials from the Marine Department inspected the vessel, Horta, after it was towed back to the Cheung Sha Wan dock.
A department spokeswoman said they found the hull under the two main engine rooms was damaged.
Shun Tak Group, which owns the company Turbojet, said the engine rooms took on water after the collision. The company said the high-speed ferry passed its yearly inspection in March, and the captain had 27 years of experience in operating the Macau-Hong Kong route.
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