Two Fijians honoured for rescuing international cruising sailors

9:21 PM Sat 25 Sep 2010 GMT

'Sumatra II Dr Jerry Morgan and the crew who saved him' .

In this, the Year of the Seafarer, the Fijian Government has made two awards for valorous conduct for the rescue of international cruising sailors in the vicinity of Fiji. The awards were made at the Suva Yacht Club on Maritime Day by the Minister for Transport Timoci Natuva, in respect of two separate incidents. First Rescue: The International Maritime Organisation Bravery Award went to James Fanifau - a fourth engineer, who rescued one American and one New Zealander showing exceptional bravery. Here's the story: On May 22 last year, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) was contacted ...

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