Peter Warner | |
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Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 22 February 1931
Died | 13 April 2021 Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 90)
Known for | Discovering six Tongan youths that had been presumed dead |
Peter Raymond Warner (22 February 1931[1] – 13 April 2021) was an Australian seafarer and ship's captain who discovered six Tongan youths marooned on a Pacific island in 1966, more than a year after they had been presumed dead. He also won the line honours three times in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.[2]