Aerial searches have been suspended for today as the sea search continues for a passenger on the landing barge, Kaiwai, that sank east of Bukama Island in Yasawa.
The Maritime Surveillance Centre has confirmed that aerial searches were thoroughly conducted for 2 days but they could not find anything however teams in Yasawa near Bukama village are still looking for the passenger.
It says that the first aerial search conducted on Tuesday assisted in finding 2 bodies.
Police received a report that the barge with 12 people on board left Lautoka Wharf for Bukama village early yesterday morning.
Nine people managed to safely reach Logana Island.
Maritime Safety Authority of Fiji Acting CEO, Captain Phillip Hill says that they are now investigating the sinking of the Kaiwai.
