At least 28 ferry passengers were swept overboard in a powerful storm off the Solomon Islands, reports said Saturday, with the captain unaware he ...
Disaster authorities in the Solomons have been stretched as they prepared for the impact of coronavirus while the region was being battered by tropical cyclone Harold AFP/Robert TaupongiHONIARA, Solomon Islands: At least 28 ferry passengers were swept overboard in a powerful storm off the Solomon Islands, reports said on Saturday , with the captain unaware he had lost anyone until the boat docked.
But the captain ignored advice not to sail, the nation's leader said, as survivors reported dozens of people were swept overboard by huge waves and strong winds. Local media put the death toll at 28."Initial reports say the captain of the boat had no knowledge of the missing people until he was informed when the boat arrived at her destination at Are'are," police marine department chief Charles Fox Sau said.
"It is with deep regret to learn that a number of passengers are missing at sea after being washed overboard from a passenger vessel which departed ... from Honiara, despite the several weather warnings issued," he said. The island nation, with a population of just over 600,000, is one of a dwindling number of countries where there have been no reported coronavirus cases so far.
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