FOUR DEATHS AT SEA

FOUR DEATHS AT SEA

Posted by : Posted on : 16-Aug-2018

Four drown in Solomons after boat sinks

Quoting Radio New Zealand � 16 August 2018

�Four people are dead in Solomon Islands after a boat they were travelling on sank in rough seas.

�Provincial Police Commander Central Province, Superintendent Patricia Leta said the loading capacity of the boat was for six passengers but a total of 16 boarded the boat.

�She said least 12 people were confirmed to have survived the tragedy and there were children among the survivors

�The police said the boat had been travelling from Toa to Burungia village in Central Province yesterday.

�Superintendent Leta said a police inquiry will be held and police at Tulagi will work closely with relatives of the deceased and the survivors.�

Copyright @ 2018, Radio New Zealand

Quick Enquiry