Peter Warner

Peter Warner
Born(1931-02-22)22 February 1931
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died13 April 2021(2021-04-13) (aged 90)
Ballina, New South Wales, Australia
Known forDiscovering 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]

  1. ^ Warner, Peter (2018). Astor: Adventures ashore and afloat. ISBN 978-1-9866-2450-3.
  2. ^ "Astor". sea.museum. Australian National Maritime Museum. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2020.