AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoFerry Tragedy in Vanuatu: The MV Matui sank off Vanuatu after leaving Santo for Ambae in very rough seas. Vanuatu’s PM’s office says 15 people have been accounted for alive and one body has been recovered, with more than 30 still missing. Search and Rescue: Authorities are shifting from open-water searches to the south-east coast, where currents may have carried survivors, with help from New Caledonia’s rescue centre and a French armed forces aircraft. Accountability Questions: Vanuatu has opened an investigation into possible negligence, with officials pointing to strong winds, marine warnings not being heeded, and possible overloading. Local Anger: An MP says it took more than 30 hours for a search to begin, arguing more lives might have been saved with faster information. Regional Waste Work: In Port Vila, a circular policy workshop (Sept 16–18) will bring grassroots recyclers into Pacific waste and recycling planning, including groups from Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Solomon Islands, PNG and Vanuatu.
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