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07:52, 27-Jan-2018
Search underway as ferry with 50 on board missing in central Pacific
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A search is under way for a ferry with 50 people on board that has not been seen for more than a week in the tiny island nation of Kiribati in the central Pacific.
The inter-island ferry MV Butiraoi departed from Nonouti island on January 18 on a voyage that was expected to last two days. It was reported missing on Thursday night, according to New Zealand search officials who have been called in to assist Fijian authorities.
A New Zealand Air Force Orion plane has been dispatched to conduct an aerial search of the route the vessel was scheduled to take.
Source(s): AFP
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