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Peter Warner, Seafarer Who Discovered Shipwrecked Boys, Dies at 90 That story, which has sometimes been called a real-life “Lord of the Flies,” was just one episode in a life filled with adventure. The sailor Peter Warner, third from left, in 1968 with members of his crew, which included the six Tongan teenagers he had rescued from an island in the South Pacific two years earlier.Credit...John Raymond Elliott/Fairfax Media, via Getty Images April 22, 2021, 1:18 p.m. ET Peter Warner, an Australian seafarer whose already eventful life was made even more so in 1966 when he and his crew disco...

Tongan Teens Marooned on a Pacific Island Author: I've spent half a century (yikes) writing for radio and print—mostly print. I hope to be still tapping the keys as I take my last breath. Half a dozen teenage boys who were enrolled in a boarding school in Tonga decided to run away. They stole a boat with the plan to sail to Fiji or New Zealand, but their adventure went horribly wrong. Isolated Ata Island rises from the gloom in the Pacific Ocean. Setting Sail for Fiji Fed up with the regimentation and strict discipline of the Catholic boarding school they attended, the six Tongan teenage bo...

Sydney Hobart Race Veteran Peter Warner Dies In Yacht Capsize Off New South Wales 14th April 2021 Celebrated Australian yachtsman Peter Warner has died aged 90 Celebrated Australian sailor Peter Warner, who won three won three Sydney Hobart Races in the 1960s, has died after his yacht capsized in rough seas off eastern Australia early yesterday (Tuesday 13 April). The 17-year-old boy managed to swim to shore with Warner, who sadly died at the scene. Peter Warner was aged 17 himself when he fled from his wealthy family — who made their fortune in electronics manufacturing — for a life on...

Rebecca Lollback Mr Warner had taken line honours in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race a number of times, and made headlines in 1966 when he rescued six Tongan boys from a deserted island after they had been given up for dead. Here is his remarkable tale.   Original story: THROUGH Peter Warner's binoculars, he noticed a burnt patch on the otherwise green cliff face on the island of Ata. It was enough to spike his curiosity so he sailed across to investigate. The Ballina man's curiosity led to the most remarkable discovery, one he hopes to have immortalised in film. What Mr Warner found on...

Family of Aussie sailor 'grateful' to teenager who tried to save his life The family of celebrated sailor Peter Warner has expressed their gratitude to the teenager who dragged him from the water after their boat was hit by a wave on the NSW North Coast yesterday. Mr Warner died after his yacht was struck by a strong wave while crossing the Ballina bar just before 9am, throwing him and his teenage passenger overboard. "Peter was an experienced and very careful sailor. He would not have taken undue risk especially with the welfare of his crew," a statement from the family said.