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Sunken ship caused by Typhoon Wanda?

If we look at the Tonnochy pier in the early days, there was a floating platform  on the side of the main structure of the pier. Obviously the pier was not built for the use of YMT ferry boats. They didn't fit one another. The platform was for connecting the ferry boat to the main structure. By the way the picture must be taken between 1956 and 1963. The Stewart pier down one block was built in 1956. The Tonnochy pier itself was expanded with addition of two wings in 1963. The picture  shows the pier before expansion.

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Apparantly they had removed the platform before Wanda arrived. Therefore the object was indeed a sunken ship.

tonnochy pier 1949-1968.png
tonnochy pier 1949-1968.png, by simtang

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However, in 1957-12 an enclosed rest area was built on the waterfront between the two piers. It is absent in the picture above. Therefore the date should be either 1956 or 1957.

1957_gloucestor_rest_area.jpg
1957_gloucestor_rest_area.jpg, by simtang

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Someone has posted here a picture showing the Stewart pier with a simliar floating platform

1962 Wanchai waterfront
1962 Wanchai waterfront, by eternal1966e

Acoording to another source, it was indeed a sunken ship called 大廣號. 

https://www.uwants.com/viewthread.php?tid=6167379&page=289

The same source with a more detailed picture of the scene shows both the name of the ship and the actual damage it had done to the pier.

tonnonchy pier and typhoon wanda.jpg
tonnonchy pier and typhoon wanda.jpg, by simtang