Survivors of the Wahine disaster

Survivors of the Wahine disaster

Clarence O'Neill (the young boy centre-left, wearing an oversized life jacket) and other survivors huddle on Seatoun beach following the sinking of the Wahine on 10 April 1968.

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23 comments have been posted about Survivors of the Wahine disaster

What do you know?

danielle mudgway

Posted: 21 Sep 2009

my friend hes an old man he was a fire fighter and he helped put tarpoulines and fix windows and doors during the storm

Neill Atkinson

Posted: 17 Sep 2009

Zevon, there were 734 passengers and crew on the ship so 683 people survived the sinking that day. Two of these survivors died later, though.

zevon

Posted: 15 Sep 2009

how many survivors were there

Anonymous

Posted: 23 Nov 2008

Clarence O'Neills life jacket kept coming off when the wind hit his face.

Anonymous

Posted: 24 Sep 2008

great info 4 my school report

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