13 Jan 2010

Inquiry into Tonga ferry sinking resumes

11:37 am on 13 January 2010

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika has resumed in Nukualofa.

The inquiry restarted this week with crew members and an engineer being called on to give evidence.

The investigation into the ill fated ferry has been ongoing into its sinking last August which claimed 74 lives.