Dragon Boat Tragedy
On 17 January 2010, the school's dragon boat team capsized, having collided with a tugboat amid strong currents. The tragedy claimed six lives in total. Among the dead were school teacher Chin Aik Siang and students Jason Ch'ng, Brendon Yeoh, Goh Yi Zhang, Wang Yong Xiang and Chiah Zi Jun.
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Famous quotes containing the words dragon, boat and/or tragedy:
“One dragon may breed nine different offspring.”
—Chinese proverb.
“You and I were a couple of drunks on the sea of booze and the boat sank.”
—J.P. (James Pinckney)
“The popular definition of tragedy is heavy drama in which everyone is killed in the last act, comedy being light drama in which everyone is married in the last act.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)