FV Takuo

FV Takuo.
At Feb. 16, 2012, the Tropical Cyclone Jasmine dumped over half the month's average rainfall onto Tongatapu, reported winds gusting to 100 kph with waves heights reaching 4 meters.

In Nuku'alofa, two fishing boats broke from their moorings in the Nuku'alofa Harbour and washed up onto a reef as the Category 1 slow-moving storm came in from the northwest, and intensified, lashing Tongatapu with a five hours deluge at its peak, and winds of 45 knots close to the centre gusting to 60 knots.

The government fishing boat MV Takuo was washed up onto the reef opposite Patangata along with a Korean fishing boat, the Shun King 8, that was turned onto its side. The crew of the Shun King 8 was rescued.

Takuo was pushed by the wind, to crash into the distant reef Hakaufisi during the storm, and then ended up stranded on the small island uninhabited Nomuka Iki where it remains today.