245 lives were saved by the Fiji Navy’s search and rescue missions in 2020.

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Administrator Captain Humphrey Tawake says most of these cases are because of sheer carelessness during awful climate.

Tawake says individuals keep on dismissing warnings from pertinent specialists, and this was obvious during Tropical Cyclone Ana.

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Our pursuit and salvage territory incorporates Kiribati and Tuvalu. So we do all the Rescue Coordination too for them so from the cases – around 65 – we had the option to save 245 lives. That is 245 that we might have lost in the event that we didn’t facilitate those inquiry and salvage tasks.”

The Commander says when individuals are discovered gliding out adrift, many require psychosocial uphold.

One thing that is apparent across all circumstances that we’ve experienced is the injury and the psychological pressure they experience. They’re frail and now and then incapable to talk.”

The Fiji Navy will keep on leading pursuit and salvage missions when the need emerges particularly during serious climate.

-FBC News
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