This is absolutely fascinating and reading about it in the Guardian article proves that under such circumstances co-operation is always best. It seems unbelievable that six boys could be marooned on that tiny island for 15 months in 1965 without being found. Yet they lived through their isolation in an organised and thoroughly civilised way. Probably being young Tongans helped them survive as the island was within their locality. Had it been some British boys, not used to tackling living on an island, things might have turned out differently.

Thanks for an interesting post, hosenhaus.