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Passengers rescued after ferry capsizes in Fiji

Publish Date
Tue, 24 Nov 2015, 6:33PM

Passengers rescued after ferry capsizes in Fiji

Publish Date
Tue, 24 Nov 2015, 6:33PM

Crew and passengers have been rescued from a large ferry which has capsized in Fiji.

The 41-year-old inter-island Suilven, formerly under New Zealand flag with Strait Shipping, is believed to have got into trouble at the entrance to Suva Harbour.

The ferry is owned by Bligh Water Shipping and understood to be carrying fish.

The Fiji Broadcasting Corporation reports that 27 crew members and four passengers on board have all been rescued.

The vessel was sailing into Suva from Fiji's Northern Division.

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