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Marooned Maldivians in Australia — The Asaree Story, 1957

Marooned Maldivians from the local boat Asaree, captained by Vathabandeyri Kaleygefaanu of Gadhdhoo, photographed at the Woodman Point Quarantine Station, Western Australia, on 5 January 1958.

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The boat, carrying 28 men and 2 women, had departed Malé on 7 December 1957 bound for Gadhdhoo. After drifting thousands of kilometres across the Indian Ocean, the group was rescued on the night of 26 December 1957 by the Danish ship MV Alva Maersk and transported safely to Australia.

The unexpected arrival of Maldivians in such a small vessel astonished Australian authorities and made headlines across the country. After quarantine, the passengers were cared for and later repatriated — one of the most remarkable survival and seafaring stories in modern Maldivian history.

Photo credit: Original black-and-white photographs by the Australian press, held in the State Library of Western Australia and the National Archives of Australia. The images shown here are AI-restored and colourised versions created by https://t.co/mbYzFjzHdH.

Sources:

– The West Australian, 6 January 1958
– Sydney Morning Herald, January 1958
– Australian Government archives, Woodman Point Quarantine Station
– Shipping records of MV Alva Maersk

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