{"id":3482,"date":"2026-09-13T04:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=3482"},"modified":"2026-09-13T04:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T04:10:55","slug":"one-dead-more-than-30-missing-after-vanuatu-ferry-sinks-pms-office-says-humanitarian-crises-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=3482","title":{"rendered":"One dead, more than 30 missing after Vanuatu ferry sinks, PM\u2019s office says | Humanitarian Crises News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rescuers continue searching for survivors as the government scales back operations in open waters.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At least one person has died and more than 30 remain missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Vanuatu, Prime Minister Jotham Napat\u2019s office has said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The MV Matui, an inter-island ferry, sank in bad weather on Friday while sailing between the islands of Ambae and Santo, in Vanuatu\u2019s north, according to New Zealand\u2019s public broadcaster RNZ.<\/p>\n

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Of the dozens of crew members and passengers on board, 15 have been accounted for alive, Napat\u2019s office said in a statement posted on Facebook, with search and rescue operations continuing.<\/p>\n

The Pacific nation\u2019s government said search efforts \u201cin open waters\u201d were being scaled back \u201cwhilst efforts move toward a search along the south-east coast, where currents may have carried survivors\u201d.<\/p>\n

It said the sinking \u201cappears to be the result of strong winds and marine warnings not being heeded, and possibly of negligence including overloading of the vessel\u201d, adding that a full investigation would follow to establish the facts and prevent a repeat.<\/p>\n

Vanuatu police, the country\u2019s Maritime Safety Authority and the ferry\u2019s operator, Tui Shipping Agency, did not immediately respond to requests for comment, the Reuters news agency reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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