Police officers from the Korovou Police Station managed to safely rescue 10 people reported to have encountered problems between Ovalau and Viti Levu yesterday.
The passengers from Sawakasa and Dakuinuku were returning from attending a funeral at Nukutocia in Ovalau when their boat encountered problems.
Officers were deployed on the Fiji Police Boat Korovou and were able to rescue the 8 men and 2 women who were brought back safely to shore in good health.