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Survivors of the Wahine disaster
Clarence O'Neill (the young boy centre-left, wearing an oversized life jacket) and other survivors huddle on Seatoun beach following the sinking of the Wahine on 10 April 1968.
Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Reference: Dominion Post Collection, EP/1968/1570-F
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i feel sad for poor young collin the boy who died in the wahine disaster
my friend hes an old man he was a fire fighter and he helped put tarpoulines and fix windows and doors during the storm
Zevon, there were 734 passengers and crew on the ship so 683 people survived the sinking that day. Two of these survivors died later, though.
how many survivors were there
Clarence O'Neills life jacket kept
coming off when the wind hit his face.
great info 4 my school report
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