Ingham twin on the run

The Ingham Twins gained notoriety in the 90s after stowing away on a Tauranga berthed ship to be with one of the sailors. Now one of them is trouble with the law and on the run again.

An arrest warrant has been issued for infamous ship-jumping twin Sarah Ingham after she failed to appear in court on Wednesday.


Sarah Ingham in 2006. Photo: Fairfax NZ.

Sarah was due to appear at the Hutt Valley District Court over a string of minor charges, Stuff reported.

After Sarah's absence from court was acknowledged by her lawyer, the judge issued a warrant for her arrest.

The 38-year-old faces charges for disorderly behaviour, resisting police, drink driving on the third or subsequent occasion, driving while disqualified, and giving false details.

Sarah and her sister Joanne gained notoriety in the late 1990s after they claimed to have stowed away on a Malaysian container ship leaving Tauranga, to be with one of the sailors.

They say they jumped overboard, 19km off the cost of Australia, and swam through shark and crocodile-infested waters to reach land.

For years they seemed inseparable, distinguishable to strangers only by Sarah's birthmark on her face.

In 1999, they married their Malaysian partners, settled there, and both had children.

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