# One dead, more than 30 missing after Vanuatu ferry sinks, PM’s office says

https://mins.news/en/item/56346

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-13 03:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/13/one-dead-more-than-30-missing-after-vanuatu-ferry-sinks-pms-office-says?traffic_source=rss

> At least one person died and more than 30 are missing after the inter-island ferry MV Matui sank in bad weather while traveling between Vanuatu’s Ambae and Santo islands. Fifteen people are alive, officials said. Search efforts are shifting from open waters to the southeast coast, amid possible concerns over overloading and other negligence.

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