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Tonga: Decision due within days on ferry salvage attempt
Impoverished island kingdom would need outside help to fund the recovery of the vessel or the bodies trapped in it.
Former All Black mourns family members lost in ferry disaster
Former All Black Va'aiga Tuigamala says some of his wife's relatives were among those who perished in last week's tragedy.
Tonga: Recovery of bodies 'too costly and risky'
Depth of the sunken ferry Princess Ashika means the recovery of the 93 bodies trapped inside would be a prohibitively costly, lengthy and dangerous process.
<i>Editorial:</i> As clangers go, King's is a shocker
Tonga's King has committed an act so foolish that it bears comparison with some of the biggest political clangers of recent history.
Mass grave on Tongan seabed
An independent inquiry has been ordered into the cause of last week's sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika.
Tonga: Images may reveal bodies - navy
Remote operated vehicle (ROV) expected to be deployed again once weather clears on Monday evening.
Sonar image shows vessel thought to be sunken ferry
A sonar image of a sunken wreck believed to be the Princess Ashika has been released by the Navy.
Tongan waters now graveyard
At least 93 people who drowned in the Princess Ashika are likely to be forever buried at sea because the wreck - found yesterday - is too deep.
Tonga: Ferry located but too deep for divers to reach
Sonar images indicate a vessel which fits the general size and shape of the Princess Ashika.
Divers hope to establish if rope attached to ferry
Divers hope to know today if a rope found in the water is attached to the ferry which sank last week with the loss of up to 93 lives.
NZ looks at helping Tonga replace ferry
The Government is to help Tonga find a replacement for the ferry that sank a week ago with the loss of nearly 100 lives.
Ex -North Otago rugby rep feared killed in ferry tragedy
A former North Otago rugby representative is believed to have been among those killed in the Tongan ferry disaster.
Tongan police warn ferry dead may never be found
Even ferry is found, it could be too deep to recover any bodies.
Tongan ferry death toll set to rise
Latest count of those aboard ill-fated ferry indicates 93 people are still missing.
141 now thought to have been on Tongan ferry
The number of people believed to have been on board the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika when it sank on Wednesday has risen to 141.