自周五起在海上搁浅的所罗门群岛岛际渡轮上的全部73名乘客和船员已获安全救援，省级当局周一宣布。
All 73 passengers and crew aboard a Solomon Islands inter-island ferry stranded at sea since Friday have been safely rescued, provincial authorities announced Monday.
Temotu省政府表示，渡轮MV Awka上的所有人员已被转移至救援船MV Helper 1，并在经过协调的国际行动后被送抵Vanikoro。
The Temotu Provincial Government said that everyone aboard MV Awka was transferred to rescue vessel MV Helper 1 and brought ashore at Vanikoro following a coordinated international operation.
渡轮在从Tikopia前往Vanikoro的途中因机械故障而漂流在恶劣海域。
The ferry suffered mechanical problems while travelling between Tikopia and Vanikoro, leaving it drifting in rough seas.
MV Helper 1于周日晚间到达搁浅渡轮处，随后所罗门群岛皇家警察部队巡逻艇Gizo赶到。巡逻艇于午夜左右开始拖渡轮，乘客和船员的转移随后完成。省政府感谢法国、澳大利亚、中国和瓦努阿图对此次行动的援助。
MV Helper 1 reached the stranded ferry Sunday night, followed by Royal Solomon Islands Police Force Patrol Boat Gizo. The patrol boat began towing the ferry around midnight, while the transfer of passengers and crew was subsequently completed. The provincial government thanked France, Australia, China and Vanuatu for assisting the operation.
澳大利亚派出了一架飞机，而中国货轮Sunnine 3改变航线，为救援行动提供食物、水和其他物资。
Australia deployed an aircraft, while Chinese cargo vessel Sunnine 3 diverted from its route to deliver food, water and other supplies.
此前，当地报纸《所罗门之星》报道称，渡轮在周五发生发动机熄火，仅靠发电机维持供电。
Earlier, local newspaper Solomon Star reported that the ferry had suffered an engine shutdown Friday, leaving only its electricity generator operational.