NEWS: after dominating the scenery of victoria harbour just over a week ago, hong kong’s resident yellow rubber duck by dutch artist florentijn hofman — which originally made its debut in 2007 by traveling around the world — took a turn for the worst as it completely deflated overnight. measuring just under six stories, the inflatable sculpture was planned to be on display june 9, 2013.

after dominating the scenery of victoria harbour, hong kong’s resident yellow rubber duck has completely deflatedimage via

measuring just under six stories, the inflatable sculpture was planned to be on display june 9, 2013image via

florentijn hofman’s giant rubber duck in hong kong’s victoria harbourimage courtesy the artist

view of the rubber duck from a far, floating alongside the vessels coming into the harbourimage courtesy the artist