The famous Floating Jumbo Hong Kong restaurant reversed on June 19 after finding a ‘bad situation’ in the South China Sea.
The incident occurred less than a week after the restaurant was pulled away from the parent company. The restaurant experienced poor condition when passing through the Xisha or Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. Reportedly, water entered the ship and began to sink. All crew members can escape and no injury is reported. However, all efforts to save the ship in vain.
In a statement on Monday, Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises said, “When passing through the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea, the ship experienced a bad condition that was immediately put in water before starting to give a tip. Apart from the efforts of the withdrawal company responsible for the journey to save the ship, unfortunately, it reversed on Sunday. “It was also mentioned that the company was very sad about the loss.
The statement also stated that before his departure, the ship had been through a comprehensive examination by marine engineers. The hoarding is installed, and all relevant agreements are achieved.
Opened in 1976 by the late Taipan Casino Stanley Ho, an iconic floating restaurant to realize the height of luxury in its heyday, cost more than 30 million Hong Kong dollars to be determined. This restaurant has become a Tengara Hong Kong for more than four decades, serving Cantonese cuisine for more than 3 million guests including the faces known throughout the world such as Elizabeth II and Tom Cruise.
Post Covid-19 Plague in 2020, Jumbo stopped operating. The lack of funds to maintain it, an announcement made that jumbo will leave Hong Kong and wait for a new operator in a secret location.