Frontline - The Wahine Disaster 25 Years on

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Frontline - The Wahine Disaster 25 Years on

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This special report from late 80s/early 90s current affairs show Frontline looks at the Wahine disaster, on its 25th anniversary. Fifty-one people died on 10 April 1968 after the interisland ferry struck Barrett Reef near Wellington, in a huge storm. The first part ('From Reef to Ruin') features archive footage and interviews with survivors and rescuers. In the second part ('Fatal Shores'), reporter Rob Harley examines whether the ferry could have been better equipped, and more lives saved. A...

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1993

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http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/frontline-wahine-disaster-25-Years-on-1993

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