DID anyone notice the brief statement (Jan 9) in the media of the death of a Fijian man on a Chinese fishing vessel, in Tahitian waters?
He was young – just 19 years old. A lonely death, on the bow of the boat. Maybe as close as he could get to home … so very sad.
Life on tuna fishing vessels in the Pacific Islands region is rough, hard and unrelenting – only the strongest men, mentally, see their contract term through.
I send my deep condolences to the young man’s family. May his soul now rest in peace.
