Goundar Shipping to send LP 7 to Vanuabalavu tomorrow to pick up stranded passengers in Vanuabalavu

Goundar Shipping to send LP 7 to Vanuabalavu tomorrow to pick up stranded passengers in Vanuabalavu

By Navitalai Naivalurua
07/01/2024
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Goundar Shipping Limited has confirmed that they have arranged for the Lomaiviti Princes 7 to depart Suva early tomorrow morning to pick up the passengers stranded in Vanuabalavu.

A Goundar vessel which was transporting passengers to Cicia and Vanuabalavu in Lau was stranded in Vanuabalavu following an incident.

The vessel was returning from Lomaloma to Suva when it hit a reef in Lomaloma Bay, causing extensive damage.

The Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji is aware of this incident and is working with the shipping company to rectify this issue.

Goundar Shipping engineers are currently engaged in efforts to repair the damages to the vessel.

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