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In 1987, a young Australian family travelled to Fiji but never made it to their destination – Rotuma.
On November 30 that year, The Fiji Times reported the family lost about $1400 because of a shipping cancellation.
Harry Chappel, a Sydney bus driver, travelled to Fiji with his Rotuman wife, Regina, and their three young children with the intention of visiting his in-laws on Rotuma.
It had been three years since Mrs Chappel visited Rotuma and her ailing father had never seen his grandchildren, aged between seven months and five years.
The Chappel’s booked a passage on the Komaiwai on November 14, a few days after arriving in Fiji and were told it would sail on November 25. “We paid $95 for our passage and $28 for my brother-in-law,” Mr Chappel said.