Hong Kong Jumbo Floating Restaurant

The vessel, known as Jumbo Floating Restaurant, started to flood with water on Saturday after encountering poor conditions.

Jumbo Floating Restaurant shut down during the pandemic and laid off all its staff, according to AP. The vessel—which had served Cantonese food to millions of visitors for over 40 years—never reopened due to months of Covid restrictions that sparked financial woes as the restaurant racked up high maintenance costs. Its parent company, Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises, struggled to find a new owner. Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises, the restaurant’s parent company, said in a statement the floating restaurant encountered poor conditions after passing the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea Saturday, and the vessel began to tip.

Despite efforts to rescue the vessel, the restaurant eventually capsized on Sunday.

Despite efforts to rescue the vessel, the Jumbo Floating Restaurant eventually capsized on Sunday. Reports state that no crew members were injured during the incident. On May 31, the kitchen barge plunged into the water while awaiting its transfer. During its heyday, the 45,000sq ft restaurant caters to more than 2,300 diners at full capacity.

For some, the demise of the much-loved restaurant is symbolic of the loss of freedoms in the city.

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has capsized in the South China Sea less than a week after it was towed away from the ci...

It closed in 2020 due to the pandemic and laid off all its staff. The restaurant encountered “adverse conditions” on Saturday as it was passing the Xisha Islands, also known as the Paracel Islands, in the South China Sea, and water entered the vessel and it began to tip, according to Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises Ltd. HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has capsized in the South China Sea less than a week after it was towed away from the city, its parent company said Monday.

One of Hong Kong's most famous landmarks — a large floating restaurant known for its lavish banquet halls and neon lights — capsized in the South China Sea, ...

A spokesperson for the company told South China Morning Post that the vessel was being towed somewhere in Southeast Asia. Hong Kong’s government, under Chief Executive Carrie Lam, rejected calls to offer temporary financial relief. One of Hong Kong’s most famous landmarks — a large floating restaurant known for its lavish banquet halls and neon lights — capsized in the South China Sea, its parent company said Monday.

The iconic restaurant capsized in the South China Sea less than a week after it was towed away from the city.

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Famed tourist attraction capsizes near the Paracel Islands after encountering “adverse conditions”.

It said marine engineers had been hired to inspect the floating restaurant and install hoardings on the vessel before the trip, and that “all relevant approvals” had been obtained. It capsized on Sunday near the Paracel Islands after it “encountered adverse conditions” and began to take on water, Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises announced in a statement on Monday. Jumbo floating restaurant, a once famed but financially struggling Hong Kong tourist attraction, sank in the South China Sea after being towed away from the city, its parent company said.

Hong Kong's iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant capsized on Sunday after facing adverse conditions in the South China Sea.

An iconic Hong Kong floating restaurant has sunk, just days after it was towed out to sea en route to an unspecified destination.

But as the fishing population in the island's southern harbor dwindled, the restaurant group became less popular, and had been suffering a deficit since 2013. Some posted art depicting the restaurant underwater, while others shared farewell messages. The restaurant's main boat was traveling to an undisclosed shipyard when it capsized on Saturday after meeting "adverse conditions" near the Paracel Islands (also known as the Xisha Islands) in the South China Sea, Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises Limited said in a statement Monday.