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https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3182426/hong-kongs-iconic-jumbo-floating-restaurant-capsizes-south Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant has capsized in the South China Sea, following its departure last Tuesday for a new home in an unannounced place, its owner has confirmed. In a statement on Monday, the Aberdeen Restaurant Enterprises said: “On Saturday afternoon, it was passing Xisha Islands [Paracel Islands] in the South China Sea when the vessel encountered adverse conditions … [water entered the vessel] before it began to tip. “Despite the efforts of the towing company responsible for the trip to rescue the vessel, unfortunately it capsized on Sunday.” “The water depth at the scene is over 1,000 metres, making it extremely difficult to carry out salvage works,” it said, adding that it was “very saddened” by the incident and was seeking further information from the towing company. Tragic! End of an era for an icon and symbol of Hong Kong. It was never going to end well with the kinda condition it was in. Kitchen barge started sinking on 1st June after its announcement to depart Hong Kong. Singaporeans will say "Huat ah! Can claim insurance liao!"

What is the propulsion system for these remote control (R/C) jumbo jets? Normally these model planes are propelled by propellers but from the photos they does not seem to be so leh. Only our resident car cam and R/C specialist Adrian can answer I guess From STOMP: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg..._concordes.html Posted on 13 Mar 2012 Not your usual model planes -- These guys build Concordes and jumbo jets These people have an extraordinary hobby. They build scale versions of Concordes and jumbo jets that are capable of flight. Said STOMPer Iwanttofly: "I have seen people at Pasir Ris building scale models of planes which are capable of flight. "But the guys in these pictures build scale models of Concordes and jumbo jets, which I have not seen before. "It's quite cool to see these models take flight."

Someone must have been was looking after this flight, thankfully the pilots landed the plane safely and there were no injuries. Must have been a hellish experience for the passengers. ----------------------------------------------- Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp.../362710/1/.html MANILA - A Qantas Boeing 747 flying to Melbourne made an emergency landing in Manila on Friday after a dramatic mid-air rupture that left a "gaping hole" in its fuselage, officials and passengers said. Stunned passengers reported how the jumbo, which had taken off from London and stopped in Hong Kong, plunged 20,000 feet (6,000 metres) in what one said was an "absolutely terrifying" ordeal. An urgent investigation is underway into what punched a hole of about three metres (10 feet) in diameter into the fuselage near the right wing. A Qantas spokeswoman said the plane, carrying 346 passengers and 19 crew, was now undergoing an inspection on the ground in Manila, where luggage could be clearly seen jutting out of the hole. "There was a terrific boom, and bits of wood and debris just flew forward into first (class) and the oxygen masks dropped down," June Kane, a passenger from Melbourne, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "We were told that one of the rear doors, a hole had blown into it, but I've since looked at the plane and there's a gigantic gaping hole in the plane." "It was absolutely terrifying, but I have to say everyone was very calm," she added, speaking from the Philippine capital. Qantas chief executive officer Geoff Dixon said initial inspections showed the aircraft had sustained a hole in its fuselage, and it was being inspected by engineers. He said the flight crew performed emergency procedures after oxygen masks were deployed and there were no reports of any injuries. In a statement, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said the plane had been flying at 29,000 feet when the crew were forced into an emergency descent after a section of the fuselage separated and resulted in rapid decompression of the cabin. It said the crew descended the aircraft to 10,000 feet "in accordance with established procedures" and diverted the plane safely to Manila. The Bureau said it was sending four investigators to Manila to assist local authorities with the investigation. Qantas flight QF30, which took off from Hong Kong at 9:00am (0100 GMT), had been due to arrive in Melbourne at 1145 GMT, according to the Qantas website. Passenger June Kane said the problem had appeared to centre on the baggage compartment of the plane. "I'm looking at the plane now and just forward of the wing, there's a gaping hole from the wing to the underbody," she said. "It's about two metres by four metres and there's baggage hanging out so you assume that there's a few bags that may have gone missing. Passengers praised the crew for landing the plane safely. "We heard a very large bang, the oxygen masks came out. But the crew was very calm and everything was fine," said Phil Rescall, a 40-year-old man from England travelling to Australia for work. "The shock came when many got off the plane and saw the hole," he told AFP. "You see the hole and you realise we were very lucky. "Some people were crying, some people were pretty shaken when they saw the hole." "The crew were terrific, they did a great job," another passenger, Brendan McClements, said. "Everyone gave them a round of applause as we landed." Qantas said the 747-400 was not the one that was used to fly Pope Benedict XVI out of Australia earlier this month after his visit to Sydney. - AFP/jk/ir

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As said by Ketch in the professional detailers forum. The PE wax can last up to 30-45 days. They usually use it for fingerprint removal or little touch ups for the that good as new look. Anyway, nice chemical names to look out for when buying detailing products. BTW, most of the professional US detailers don't buy stuff for detailing. They make the stuff they use for detailing!