Disaster ferry trials to start next month

THE TRIALS of those charged with manslaughter over the sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika will reportedly begin in the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court early next month.
The 37-year-old unseaworthy vessel sank in calm seas in August 2009, killing 74 people. Following a Royal Commission of inquiry last year, charges were laid against the vessel owner, the Tongan Government’s Shipping Corp of Polynesia and its CEO, Tonga’s acting director of marine and the master and first office.
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Source: Safety at Sea