After X-Mas Tragedy News

 
The Age
Safety upgrade after Christmas Is tragedy
Sydney Morning Herald
AAP Nine of 14 recommendations of a coronial inquiry into the Christmas Island boat disaster, which killed 50 asylum seekers, will be implemented by the federal government, including providing purpose-built jet skis for the island.
Safety boosted after Christmas Island disasterThe Age

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Safety upgrade after Christmas Island tragedy
Courier Mail
Rescue boats try to save an asylum seeker tossed about in the rough seas off Christmas Island. Picture: Dr J. (Ashok) Srinivasaraghavan. Source: The Advertiser NINE of 14 recommendations of a coronial inquiry into the Christmas Island boat disaster, ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Christmas Island Disaster
Sydney Morning Herald
West Australian Coroner Alastair Hope issued his findings into the tragedy in February after an eight-month inquest, with rescue vessels on the island found to be inadequate to cope with emergencies during bad weather.

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Pulicat in dry dock, scorched by boating ban
IBNLive.com
CHENNAI: Blame it on the Christmas tragedy, as most fisherfolk milling around the shores of Pazhaverkadu do, when you ask them where the tourists are this summer. Last Christmas was a day that most people in this area have been trying to forget, ...


 
Mother's Day brings back memories for locals
Daily Item
The Lynn resident, who worked 30 years in a dentist office, died shortly after Christmas 2009 at the age of 70. But the mother and proud grandmother left behind a legacy of hard work; a legacy her daughters and their families will honor as they ...


 
Lakeland Man Optimistic After Second Lung Transplant
The Ledger
As Richard Boatright's breathing deteriorated, surgeons performed an emergency tracheotomy shortly after Christmas and placed him on a mechanical ventilator. Further complicating matters, a puncture developed in Richard Boatright's right lung, ...


 
Daughter recalls her father's life as a state trooper
The Star Democrat
"I submitted my manuscript to a dozen publishers (in 2010), and about a week or two after Christmas, I got word from RoseDog Books ... that they wanted to publish my book," she said. "I was just so excited that somebody, finally, would be honored to do ...

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