HONG KONG — The captain of a ferry involved in Hong Kong’s deadliest maritime accident in more than four decades was found guilty of 39 counts of manslaughter Monday and sentenced to eight years in prison.
Lai Sai-ming was captain of the passenger ferry Sea Smooth when it collided with a passenger boat owned by an electric power company on Oct. 1, 2012. The accident killed 39 people, all on the other boat, the Lamma IV. Chow Chi-wai, the captain of that vessel, was acquitted Saturday of manslaughter in a jury trial but found guilty of the lesser charge of endangering the safety of others at sea. Mr. Chow was sentenced to nine months in prison on Monday, The Associated Press reported.
