One dead, more than 30 missing after Vanuatu ferry sinks, Prime Minister Jotham Napat's office says
Napat's office said the search "in open waters is being eased off whilst efforts move toward a search along the south-east coast, where currents may have carried survivors."
One person is confirmed dead and over 30 are missing after the MV Matui ferry sank off Vanuatu's coast on Friday. Prime Minister Jotham Napat's office reported that 15 individuals have been accounted for alive. Search and rescue operations are ongoing, shifting from open waters to the southeast coast where currents may have carried survivors. The sinking, which occurred in bad weather between the islands of Ambae and Santo, is believed to be a result of "strong winds and marine warnings not being heeded, and possibly of negligence including overloading of the vessel."
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