Mishap

Europeans in P.M. Lakatoi Mishap

DURING a fishing party off Port Moresby on October 28 a native lakatoi belonging to Mr.

Fred Harris of Port Moresby was swamped, and the 10 occupants clung to it for 18 hours before being rescued by a launch.

Those on the lakatoi were Mr. and Mrs. F. Harris, Mr. and Mrs.

Peter Ireland, Mr. Gerhardt Matthiesen, of the Danish survey ship Galathea, Mr. R. J. Ammer, Mr. H. Shepherd and two natives.

All were suffering from shock, exposure and immersion.