A ＿＿（46）＿＿ aircraft from the Australian Maritime Safety Agency was searching for the missing ferry heading for the island republic of Kiribati last week. Local ＿＿（47）＿＿ also confirmed this week that 88 people were on board the ferry. Earlier reports ＿＿（48）＿＿ 50 people on board. Seven passengers were saved on January 28 after being spotted in a ＿＿（49）＿＿ dinghy by a New Zealand Air Force Orion patrol plane. The plane 50 a nearby fishing vessel to pick up the survivors, according to Sandra Ford, a spokeswoman of the New Zealand Rescue Coordination Center.