Safety still not the top priority in the Pacific
LESSONS don’t appear to have been learned from the Princess Ashika ferry disaster in Tonga last year which claimed 74 lives.
HARD LESSON: Tonga’s only ferry the Pulupaki is 60 years old
While a Royal Commission continues to investigate the tragedy, ongoing passenger safety does not appear to be of paramount importance.
As details continue to emerge about the unseaworthiness of the Princess Ashika before she sank, an older and arguably less...
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