The Uluilakeba was a Fijian steamship that served as the primary means of transport from its capital, Suva, to some of the outer islands.
[1] She was 112 feet (34 m) long.
[1] On December 10, 1973, Cyclone Lottie hit and capsized the Uluilakeba with 106 passengers and crew on board, many of whom were schoolchildren heading home to Suva for the Christmas holidays.
[2] With no distribution of lifejackets, there were only 41 survivors in one of the worst modern marine disasters in Fijian history.
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