Swamped
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Tongans Drowned When Cutter Swamped
SEVERAL Tongans lost their lives when a cutter manned by natives sank on a voyage between Haapai and Vavau, in mid-February, according to advice received in New Zealand.
The vessel, the “Toutou Noa”, is be lieved to have been swamped when struck by a sudden squall or a whirlpool.
The first news of the sinking was brought to Vavau by one of the crew, who swam two miles to land. He was followed later by a dinghy carrying the remaining survivors.