Nabetari
Nabetari is a Gilbertese (Pacific Islands) native who impressed several senior Allied officers with his successful attempt on or about 4 April 1944 to escape from the Second World War Japanese occupation of the Nauru. Nabetari made a record ocean voyage in a small fishing canoe to the Gilbert Islands, about 240 miles to the east. In November, after seven months on the ocean, he was washed up on the reef of the close to Manus, the largest of the Admiralty Islands archipelago. He was later flown to Tarawa to provide information about the Japanese troops on the Nauru. Nabetari covered a total of 1,500 miles during his escape.
Sources[]
- "Nabetari's Voyage". Time magazine. 1946-07-29. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
- THE STORY OF NABETARI'S AMAZING CANOE VOYAGE
Categories:
- World War II civilian prisoners
- I-Kiribati escapees
- Escapees from Japanese detention
- People from the Gilbert Islands