Exceptional Bravery Award to Fijian for rescuing leisure sailors

10:31 PM Sat 10 Jul 2010 GMT

'James Fanifau - IMO’s Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea for 2010' . Click Here to view large photo

A seaman from Fiji has been awarded the International Maritime Organisation's (IMO) 2010 award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea. The award goes to 30-year-old Fourth Engineer James Fanifau for his heroism in the rescue of two sailors in the Pacific Ocean last year. This after the Council of the IMO endorsed the decision of a panel of Judges, who said that the seaman, who hails from from the Fijian island of Rotuma, displayed extraordinary bravery and humanitarian concern and had gone far beyond the call of duty. Exhibiting little regard for his own personal safety, Mr Fanifau went over the ...

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by Sail-World Cruising