Comments on: Ferry Sinks Off Tonga http://blog.southpacific.org/ferry-sinks-off-tonga an island travel blog with news and views from the South Pacific Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:20:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: adil http://blog.southpacific.org/ferry-sinks-off-tonga/comment-page-1#comment-275 adil Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:33:30 +0000 http://blog.southpacific.org/?p=135#comment-275 I think the all families who lost their loved ones on the Princess Ashika..it sadded me to read about this..may they all rest in peace. I think the all families who lost their loved ones on the Princess Ashika..it sadded me to read about this..may they all rest in peace.

]]> By: Helen Matavesi http://blog.southpacific.org/ferry-sinks-off-tonga/comment-page-1#comment-208 Helen Matavesi Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:52:44 +0000 http://blog.southpacific.org/?p=135#comment-208 hello i just want to send my condolences to all the families who lost their loved ones on princess Ashika..it sadded me to read about this..may they all rest in peace..God bless.. helen matavesixx hello i just want to send my condolences to all the families who lost their loved ones on princess Ashika..it sadded me to read about this..may they all rest in peace..God bless..
helen matavesixx

]]> By: concerned individual http://blog.southpacific.org/ferry-sinks-off-tonga/comment-page-1#comment-202 concerned individual Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:13:57 +0000 http://blog.southpacific.org/?p=135#comment-202 Hello, I am writing to express my sadness and sorrow for the losses of the tradegy named the Princess Ashika. The Princess Ashika is the name of my little sister who my father absolutely adored so much that he bought this ship from Japan in 1985 and named it after her. When the coup occured in Fiji in 1987 and my father lost his business and sold the Ashika to the Patterson Brothers Shipping in 1989 and we migrated to New Zealand and then to Australia and in the meantime lost my father on the way. The ship never lost its name and very sadly ended this way. The Ashika was my fathers dream and being the most successful indian businessman in Fiji during his time, would never have dreamt that this boat where i used to spend most of my childhood would end up in such a tragedy. When i heard what happened I really felt for the family and have been overwhelmed by the losses that each respective family have been feeling and I am praying for all of you. When dad bought this ship from Japan in came through seven typoons undamaged and was a rock solid safe and well maintained vessal. The thing that concerns me that the previous owners (Patterson Brothers) have lost four vessal- The Romanada, jubilee, The ovalau (in 2003) and now the ashika through sinking incidents. I am not making any accusations but it is interesting to point out that the patterson brothers shipping has a very poor maintanance records as shown by the investigation by a commission into the sinking of the ovalau in 2003. In the inquiry of the sinking of the Mv Ovalau the head Justice Devendra Pathik found Patterson Brothers Shipping guilty of negligence by ignoring the telling signs of wear and tear at the ship's hull and also found the failure of the Fiji Islands Marine Safety Administration (FIMSA) to properly follow and enforce the Marine Act and Marine Regulations was cited as a major contributing factor. See link: http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=8507 http://islandsbusiness.com/news/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=130/focusContentID=46/tableName=mediaRelease/overideSkinName=newsArticle-full.tpl As so many lifes have been lost there needs to be accountability as this ship was only sold a month ago and it has now sunk. I would ask the coronial inquest to take into account of patterson brothers shipping and to undertake investigations as appropriate to see if there was something which could have identified to prevent this tragedy from occuring. God Bless Concerned individual Hello,

I am writing to express my sadness and sorrow for the losses of the tradegy named the Princess Ashika. The Princess Ashika is the name of my little sister who my father absolutely adored so much that he bought this ship from Japan in 1985 and named it after her. When the coup occured in Fiji in 1987 and my father lost his business and sold the Ashika to the Patterson Brothers Shipping in 1989 and we migrated to New Zealand and then to Australia and in the meantime lost my father on the way. The ship never lost its name and very sadly ended this way.

The Ashika was my fathers dream and being the most successful indian businessman in Fiji during his time, would never have dreamt that this boat where i used to spend most of my childhood would end up in such a tragedy. When i heard what happened I really felt for the family and have been overwhelmed by the losses that each respective family have been feeling and I am praying for all of you. When dad bought this ship from Japan in came through seven typoons undamaged and was a rock solid safe and well maintained vessal.

The thing that concerns me that the previous owners (Patterson Brothers) have lost four vessal- The Romanada, jubilee, The ovalau (in 2003) and now the ashika through sinking incidents. I am not making any accusations but it is interesting to point out that the patterson brothers shipping has a very poor maintanance records as shown by the investigation by a commission into the sinking of the ovalau in 2003. In the inquiry of the sinking of the Mv Ovalau the head Justice Devendra Pathik found Patterson Brothers Shipping guilty of negligence by ignoring the telling signs of wear and tear at the ship’s hull and also found the failure of the Fiji Islands Marine Safety Administration (FIMSA) to properly follow and enforce the Marine Act and Marine Regulations was cited as a major contributing factor.

See link:
http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=8507

http://islandsbusiness.com/news/index_dynamic/containerNameToReplace=MiddleMiddle/focusModuleID=130/focusContentID=46/tableName=mediaRelease/overideSkinName=newsArticle-full.tpl

As so many lifes have been lost there needs to be accountability as this ship was only sold a month ago and it has now sunk. I would ask the coronial inquest to take into account of patterson brothers shipping and to undertake investigations as appropriate to see if there was something which could have identified to prevent this tragedy from occuring.

God Bless

Concerned individual

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