2
1
Solomon Islands
4
New Caledonia
3
1 | Twelve people set off from Bougainville on 22 December in a canoe.
2 | They intended to travel to the Carteret Islands for Christmas celebrations.
3 | A total of eight members of the group died, either when the boat capsized, or in the month spent adrift.
They were eventually picked up on 23 January by a fishing vessel near New Caledonia.
4 | The four survivors were taken to the Solomon Islands for medical treatment.
2
Papua New
Guinea
1
Solomon Islands
4
New Caledonia
Australia
3
500km
500mi
1 | Twelve people set off from Bougainville on 22 December in a canoe.
2 | They intended to travel to the Carteret Islands for Christmas celebrations.
3 | A total of eight members of the group died, either when the boat capsized, or in the month spent adrift. They were picked up on 23 January by a fishing vessel near New Caledonia.
4 | 3pm
Match kicks off. Five minutes later, a crush barrier inside pen 3 gives way
4 | The four survivors were taken to the Solomon Islands for medical treatment.