One dead, more than 30 missing after Vanuatu ferry sinks, PM's office says
- On Sunday, the Vanuatu government confirmed the ferry MV Matui sank Friday while traveling between Santo and Ambae with more than 40 passengers and crew, leaving one dead and over 30 missing.
- The vessel departed Friday with more than 40 passengers and crew in very rough seas; Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat's office stated the loss resulted from strong winds and marine warnings not being heeded, possibly including negligence and overloading.
- Flying Doctor Mark Turnbull deployed his aircraft to drop life jackets and locate survivors, helping rescue seven people within 24 hours; fifteen have been accounted for alive and one body recovered.
- Harbour master Terry Ngwele of Luganville told ABC News, "We rescued two people today," while police reported one survivor reached shore on Santo with a diver's assistance; regional coordination from Noumea deployed French Armed Forces aircraft Sunday morning.
- Search efforts are concentrating on the southeast coast where currents may have carried survivors, as coastal communities on the Ambae Islands have been called to assist; one survivor recounted, "We floated to Ambae but the tide was too strong & I swam & until I ended up here .
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welingelichtekringen.nlPORT VILA (ANP/AFP) - Authorities in the island nation of Vanuatu are conducting a large-scale search for thirty people on board a sunken ferry. The boat sank in rough seas between two islands. Fifteen passengers managed to escape. Rescue workers have recovered one body. There is an und...
Of more than 40 crew members, passengers on board, 15 people have been accounted for alive, says prime minister's office
At least one person died and more than 30 were missing this Sunday after a ferry sinking on the coast of Vanuatu, reported in note the office of Prime Minister Jotham Napat. Search and rescue operations continued in the Pacific island nation, located about 1,750 kilometers east of Australia, after the shipwreck of the MV Matui with dozens of crew and passengers on board, according to the statement published on Facebook. Fifteen people were locat…
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At least one person has died after a ferry sank in bad weather conditions in Vanuatu, east of Australia, on Friday.
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