SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS: The Tongan Naval vessel Pangai searches for the 62 people still missing after the ferry sank near Tonga.AP Up to 66 people are now feared dead after the sinking of an inter ...

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More than 60 people are now believed to be missing following the sinking of a ferry sailing between the Tongan capital Nuku'alofa and an outer island on Wednesday night. Tonga's police commander ...

Police say the number of people missing and feared dead after a ferry capsized and sank off Tonga has risen to 93 — eight more than previously thought. Police Chief Inspector Sokopeti To'ia told ...

By Natasha Frost Tonga, the Pacific nation that was struck ... a journey of more than eight hours by ferry from Tongatapu. Mango is about 43 miles from the volcano itself. Image Ash from the ...

an inter-island ferry, upgrades to the main hospital, and state-of-the-art solar power systems. In that way, while Japan’s engagement seemed apolitical, it functioned to obviate a political issue. As ...

A month later, the Tongan ferry MV Princess Ashika capsized while travelling from the Tongan capital Nuku’alofa. It sank in less than a minute, just moments after issuing a mayday call.

A British man has died after a ferry capsized off the coast of Tonga. Sources named him as Dan MacMillan, 48, who was living in New Zealand. The Foreign Office said: "We can confirm that one ...

A man jailed over the 2009 sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika has been freed after successfully appealing against his conviction. More than 70 people died when the ferry operated by the ...

A New Zealander who was jailed for five years over the sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika is appealing his conviction and sentence. Photo / supplied New Zealander John Jonesse ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand » A shipping company chief was sentenced to five years in prison and his corporation fined more than $1 million on Monday for negligence in a ferry disaster in Tonga that ...

The Princess Ashika had passed safety inspections before sinking last August, causing 74 deaths A court in Tonga has convicted four men of manslaughter in connection with the sinking of a ferry in ...