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| Missing Kiribati ferry: Australia and US join search for survivors | Missing Kiribati ferry: Australia and US join search for survivors |
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| Australian and American rescue teams have joined the search for survivors from the Kiribati ferry that capsized in the central Pacific more than a week ago. | Australian and American rescue teams have joined the search for survivors from the Kiribati ferry that capsized in the central Pacific more than a week ago. |
| It was initially estimated that around 50 people were onboard, but according to Kiribati’s president, Taneti Mamau, up to 100 people may have been passengers. | It was initially estimated that around 50 people were onboard, but according to Kiribati’s president, Taneti Mamau, up to 100 people may have been passengers. |
| The president declared a week of prayer in the hope that more survivors would be found as rescue efforts were stepped up, RNZ reported. | The president declared a week of prayer in the hope that more survivors would be found as rescue efforts were stepped up, RNZ reported. |
| Aircraft from Australia and the US Coast Guard will join the search for the MV Butiraoi and its passengers, seven of whom were rescued from a wooden dingy on Sunday after scrambling aboard the flimsy vessel after the ferry sank. | Aircraft from Australia and the US Coast Guard will join the search for the MV Butiraoi and its passengers, seven of whom were rescued from a wooden dingy on Sunday after scrambling aboard the flimsy vessel after the ferry sank. |
| A search and rescue aircraft from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority will start searching west of Kiribati on Monday, while the US Coast Guard’s C-130 Hercules will arrive on Tuesday. | A search and rescue aircraft from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority will start searching west of Kiribati on Monday, while the US Coast Guard’s C-130 Hercules will arrive on Tuesday. |
| The rescue effort is being run from Fiji by New Zealand’s rescue coordination centre, more than 2,000km south-west of Kiribati, which has a population of around 100,000. | The rescue effort is being run from Fiji by New Zealand’s rescue coordination centre, more than 2,000km south-west of Kiribati, which has a population of around 100,000. |
| Greg Johnston, senior search and rescue officer with the coordination centre, said a New Zealand air force P-3 Orion aircraft had spent all day Monday searching an area bigger than the whole of New Zealand – 385,000 sq km. | Greg Johnston, senior search and rescue officer with the coordination centre, said a New Zealand air force P-3 Orion aircraft had spent all day Monday searching an area bigger than the whole of New Zealand – 385,000 sq km. |
| The remoteness of the search area, which lies 800km west of Kiribati, was adding to the challenge of the rescue effort, Johnston said. | The remoteness of the search area, which lies 800km west of Kiribati, was adding to the challenge of the rescue effort, Johnston said. |
| A Kiribati marine patrol boat with medical personnel was en route to the FV Lomalo, the fishing boat which picked up the seven survivors on Sunday. | A Kiribati marine patrol boat with medical personnel was en route to the FV Lomalo, the fishing boat which picked up the seven survivors on Sunday. |
| The survivors on the dinghy were reported to be in “reasonable health” despite spending more than a week at sea without water, an engine, or a radio to call for help. | The survivors on the dinghy were reported to be in “reasonable health” despite spending more than a week at sea without water, an engine, or a radio to call for help. |
| Three men – two in their 20s and one aged 34 – and four females – three in their 20s and one aged 14 – were found on the basic wooden dingy. | Three men – two in their 20s and one aged 34 – and four females – three in their 20s and one aged 14 – were found on the basic wooden dingy. |
| A New Zealand airforce Orion dropped emergency supplies of food, water and a radio from the air on Sunday, after spotting them 180km from the nearest major island. | A New Zealand airforce Orion dropped emergency supplies of food, water and a radio from the air on Sunday, after spotting them 180km from the nearest major island. |
| Butiraoi, an inter-island passenger ferry, left Nonouti Island on 18 January for a two-day, 250km trip to Betio, the largest township of Kiribati’s capital city, South Tarawa. The 17-metre wooden catamaran failed to arrive as scheduled on 20 January. | Butiraoi, an inter-island passenger ferry, left Nonouti Island on 18 January for a two-day, 250km trip to Betio, the largest township of Kiribati’s capital city, South Tarawa. The 17-metre wooden catamaran failed to arrive as scheduled on 20 January. |
| Local authorities said the boat had run aground and undergone repairs to its propeller shaft before it left Nonouti. It has a high frequency radio but it is not known whether it had enough fuel and emergency supplies on board. | Local authorities said the boat had run aground and undergone repairs to its propeller shaft before it left Nonouti. It has a high frequency radio but it is not known whether it had enough fuel and emergency supplies on board. |
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