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- Vanuatu’s Ministry of the Prime Minister reported the MV Matui capsized, killing one and leaving over 30 missing.
- Rescuers saved 15 survivors and recovered one body before shifting searches to Vanuatu’s southeast coast.
- Parliament member Matai Seremaiah warned that strong currents may have pushed missing passengers ashore.
- The ministry blamed ignored marine warnings about strong winds and possible overloading and opened a full investigation.