NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga – Ships and planes searched South Pacific waters near Tonga for 23 people missing Thursday after a ferry flipped over and sank in heavy seas during the night, killing at least one person.
Officials said 55 survivors had been plucked from the ocean by rescuers after the Princess Ashika overturned around midnight Wednesday about 55 miles (85 kilometers) northeast of the capital, Nuku'alofa.
Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Police say the number of peoplemissing and feared dead after a ferry sank near the Pacificisland nation of Tonga has climbed to 93, eight more thanpreviously estimated.
A search of the area where the ferry went down continues The authorities in Tonga now say 85 people are missing and feared drowned after an inter-island ferry sank. The probable toll rose from earlier estimates of 64.
Relatives in the Tongan capital waited for news More than 60 people, mainly women and children, are now feared to have drowned after a ferry capsized near the Pacific Island state of Tonga.
Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Twenty-six people are missing after aferry carrying 79 people sank near the Pacific island nation ofTonga, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.
WELLINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - A ferry has sunk off the coast of the Pacific Island nation of Tonga, with 33 people reported missing, New Zealand media reported on Thursday.
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