Bad Month For
p. 11 · Read in the full issue
Ships
The last fortnight of March and the first two weeks of April added up to the worst month for Pacific shipping for a long time.
In New Caledonia, the 100-ton Japanese tuna fishing vessel "Kurenai Maru" (upper picture) became a total loss when she ran aground on a reef near Noumea.
In Fiji, nearly 100 people lost their lives when the 23-ton trading schooner "Kadavulevu" overturned in the Koro Sea, and the inter island trader "Cakaubalavu" (lower picture) was wrecked when she struck a submerged coconut tree in the Wainibokasi River.
Other shipping accidents oc curred in New Guinea and Western Samoa. (See also p. 13 and Ship ping Section.) Photos: Courtesy of "Corail" (top) and Union Studios.