At about 6.30 a.m. local time the boat collided with rocks at Flying Fish Cove and was then smashed against the nearby cliffs, complicating rescue attempts.
Because of the mutiny, the Japanese expeditionary corps was able to disembark at Flying Fish Cove without opposition.
In January 2012, the MV Tycoon crashed into the island's main dock at Flying Fish Cove, preventing subsequent fresh-food deliveries from reaching the island.
Found only on Christmas Island, it is common in places on the lower terraces of the island, including at Flying Fish Cove and North West Point.
Christmas Island supports about 1,600 residents who live in a number of "settlement areas" on the northern tip of the island: Flying Fish Cove (also known as Kampong), Silver City, Poon Saan and Drumsite.
With the island under threat of invasion, after brief examinations by the island's harbour master, the medical officer, and the gentleman in charge of the radio station, the body was buried in an unmarked grave near Flying Fish Cove.
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