Claim: MV Butiraoi was a wooden catamaran bound for Betio which sank and was reported missing on January 19th.
Evidence: The MV Butiraoi was a 17.5-metre (57 ft) wooden catamaran that operated as a ferry in Kiribati. On 18 January 2018, it left the island of Nonouti carrying 88 passengers. Bound for Betio, the ferry was planned to make the 240-kilometre (150 mi) voyage in two days. According to survivors the overloaded ferry broke in half and sank. The ferry was reported missing on the 19th.