Two Days Adrift

Wreck of Fijian Cutter

A CUTTER called “Tolonibuabua” about five tons, and owned by the Buli of Thikobia, was wrecked at Waila gilala, in the Fiji group, during the storm at the end of February.

In the cutter were seven Fijians and a Chinaman. The sails were torn away and the vessel drifted from Thikobia to Wailagilala, where, during the height of the gale, the “Tolonibuabua” was completely smashed. The eight men were among the reefs for two days and a night, eventually reaching Wailagilala where they remained for three weeks.

Then the lighthouse tender, “Seniceva”, calling at the lighthouse, took them aboard and conveyed them to Levuka.