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香港调查南丫岛撞船事故原因

多位海事专家周四表示，从事故所造成损害的性质来看，渡轮撞上港灯公司轮船的可能性非常高。他们说，冲撞导致港灯轮船的船尾和部分船舷严重受损，并导致内舱进水，加大了船只后部重量，使船只直立并沉没。

The fact that the Hongkong Electric boat sustained significantly more damage wasn't surprising, experts said, given that the boat was smaller than the ferry, which could hold nearly 400 passengers. In addition, the ferry was a catamaran: Such vessels have two hulls for faster sailing speeds and tend to ride higher in the water.

专家说，港灯轮船受损程度远远大于渡轮并不令人意外，毕竟它的体积小于渡轮，而渡轮可容乘客近400名。除此以外，渡轮是一艘双体船，为提高航行速度，这类船只拥有两个船身，浮出水面的船身往往更高。

Catamaran hulls are 'quite sharp, just like a knife,' said Lu Xiangjun, who works for Braemar, a marine-surveying and technical consultancy.

海洋测绘与技术咨询公司Braemar的Lu Xiangjun说，双体船的船身相当尖，就像刀子一样。

Still, Hong Kong remains one of the world's safest maritime hubs, maritime experts say.

但海洋专家说，香港仍是世界上最安全的海港之一。

'It's a one-off incident and should be treated as such,' said Prakash Metaparti, an assistant professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He said the accident was likely a case of human error.