Tonga Royal Commission in recess till December

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Updated November 20, 2009 20:31:00

The captain of the Tongan ferry that sank in August, killing 74 people, has told a Royal Commission into the disaster that the vessel was so corroded, its sides were like paper. The condition of the vessel has been just one of many questions raised at the inquiry into the sinking, one of Tonga's worst ever disasters at sea.

Presenter: Campbell Cooney, Pacific Correspondent

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