Last week, the MV Olovaha arrived in Nuku’alofa. The MV Olovaha is a new interisland ferry built for Tonga to replace the Princess Ashika which sank last July with a loss of 74 passengers and crew. The ferry was built in Japan with Japanese funds.
Ferry arrives to replace Princess Ashika
In seperate, though related news, last week, another ferry boat in Indonesia sank in bad weather. Twelve people are still reported to be missing.