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Ferry disaster off Papua New Guinea leaves 100 dead 2nd Feb 2012 9:15am | By Editor A ferry disaster off the coast of Papua New Guinea has left 100 people missing, feared drowned, after the MV Rabaul Queen sank carrying 350 passengers. Australian authorities have so far rescued 219 survivors in what prime minister Julia Gillard called a "major tragedy". According to reports, the ferry disaster was caused by bad weather and the  MV Rabaul Queen went down while travelling ...

FUNDS FOR PNG FERRY INQUIRY TO BE RELEASED SOON Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 00:00 MV Rabaul disaster ‘top priority’ for government PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (The National, March 14, 2012) – The Commission of Inquiry into the last month’s ferry disaster is "top priority" for government and will be funded before week’s end, the government’s chief secretary Manasupe Zurenuoc said. Zurenuoc said the commission had forwarded certain requests including a budget ...