Three Arrests in Tongan Ferry Disaster

hardnosethehighway18:57 UTC26 Feb 2010

Travellers to Tonga often ask about taking local ferries, I'm not sure if the three arrests to date will make much of a difference to overall safety or not.

Another official connected to Tonga’s Princess Ashika ferry is arrested

Posted at 18:28 on 26 February, 2010 UTC

The Secretary of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd, Lord Ramsay Dalgety, has been arrested.

Lord Dalgety was arrested after giving evidence to the Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of Princess Ashika yesterday.

The vessel sank in August last year with the loss of 74 lives.

Matangi Tonga Online reports the police arrested Lord Dalgety and read out the warrant of arrest as he left the Convention Centre after a whole day of giving evidence.

The paper says he taken away in a police car to the police station for questioning.

The Deputy Police Commander, Taniela Faletau, would not comment on the arrest or confirm the nature of any charges that may have been made.

However he said the police would make a full statement on Monday.

Lord Dalgety is the third person arrested this week connected with the vessel, earlier in the week saw the arrests of Maka Tuputupu, the vessels captain, and New Zealander John Jonesse, the CEO of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia.

agingaquarian01:08 UTC02 Mar 2010

Dalgety has now been charged with perjury. See this link.

http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=52213

BTW, as you probably know, his title was bestowed on him by Tonga's King George.

agingaquarian06:27 UTC04 Mar 2010

Looks like the press is being gagged!

http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=52279

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hardnosethehighway18:57 UTC26 Feb 2010	Travellers to Tonga often ask about taking local ferries, I'm not sure if the three arrests to date will make much of a difference to overall safety or not. Another official connected to Tonga’s Princess Ashika ferry is arrested Posted at 18:28 on 26 February, 2010 UTC The Secretary of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia Ltd, Lord Ramsay Dalgety, has been arrested. Lord Dalgety was arrested after giving evidence to the Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of Princess Ashika yesterday. The vessel sank in August last year with the loss of 74 lives. Matangi Tonga Online reports the police arrested Lord Dalgety and read out the warrant of arrest as he left the Convention Centre after a whole day of giving evidence. The paper says he taken away in a police car to the police station for questioning. The Deputy Police Commander, Taniela Faletau, would not comment on the arrest or confirm the nature of any charges that may have been made. However he said the police would make a full statement on Monday. Lord Dalgety is the third person arrested this week connected with the vessel, earlier in the week saw the arrests of Maka Tuputupu, the vessels captain, and New Zealander John Jonesse, the CEO of the Shipping Corporation of Polynesia.
agingaquarian01:08 UTC02 Mar 2010	Dalgety has now been charged with perjury. See this link. http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=52213 BTW, as you probably know, his title was bestowed on him by Tonga's King George.	1
agingaquarian06:27 UTC04 Mar 2010	Looks like the press is being gagged! http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=52279	2