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One dead, more than 30 missing after Vanuatu ferry sinks, PM's office says
Seven people were rescued and search teams were still looking for 38 others after the MV Matui sank in rough seas, officials said.
- 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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