Anything else regarding the MV Princess Ashika, after the time when it received its last seaworthiness survey, was between the buyer and the seller.
These are the words of Transport Ministry spokesperson Sainiana Waqainabete who said the last seaworthiness survey by the Fiji Government was conducted in May this year before it was sold, however, this was only for the MV Princess Ashika to sail from Levuka to Suva.
Meanwhile, according to Radio New Zealand, Tonga's Transport Minister Paul Karalus announced his resignation yesterday afternoon, six days after the sinking of the Ashika, with 93 people still missing.
The Minister, who is responsible for shipping and aviation, said that he had tendered his resignation so that he can give his full support to the investigation of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the Princess Ashika.
However, when asked if he resigned because of the sinking, he maintained the Ashika was seaworthy and he had sighted documents to support its seaworthiness.
Ashika sale between buyer and seller
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