One dead, more than 30 missing after Vanuatu ferry sinks, PM's office says
Search teams are focusing on the southeast coast after the MV Matui sank in rough seas, with 15 people accounted for alive.
- 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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One Person Died and More than 30 Others Were Lost as a Result of the Drowning of a Ferry in Vanuatu.
One person was killed and more than 30 others lost, following the sinking of the phrase off the coast of the Republic of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean, while search and rescue operations for missing persons continue.
Vanuatu: One dead, 30 missing after ferry sinks
SYDNEY — One person died and 30 are missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Vanuatu, the South Pacific nation’s government said on Sunday. The vessel, MV Matui, had set sail on Friday with more than 40 passengers and crew from the island of Santo to Ambae island in very rough seas, but did not arrive. “Our hearts and prayers are with the families who have lost loved ones. Search and rescue operations are continuing,” read a statement from Va…
A ferry with more than 40 passengers and crew on board sank on Sunday 13 September between two islands of Vanuatu. The shipwreck caused at least one death, while more than 30 people remain missing. The French army dispatched one of its aircraft, a Falcon 200, to assist in the search. - Swallowing a ferry in Vanuatu: one dead and 30 missing, the French army in reinforcement (International).
Najmanje jedna osoba poginula je, 15 ih je pronađeno živih, a više od 30 vodi se kao nestalo nakon što je u petak uz obalu Vanuatua potonuo trajekt, objavljeno je u nedjelju iz ureda premijera te pacifičke otočne […] Objava Jedna osoba poginula, više od 30 nestalih u potonuću trajekta kod Vanuatua pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.
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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...
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