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Alia, AT SEA — Manu'a Community Worldwide Facebook page has posted a video showing how Manu'a people have rallied together on their own, sailing by alia boats to transport cargo and passengers from Tutuila to Manu'a. The alia boats travel in pairs or groups for safety reasons.
They have been...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary, Insular and International Affairs, Douglas W. Domenech on Tuesday announced $1,640,000 in redirected Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funds to the American Samoa Government to make emergency repairs to the M.V. Manu’atele Ferry.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa government vessel the Manu'atele is idle again because it doesn't have a licensed engineer.
The US engineer who was one of the original crew members that brought the Manu'atele from Washington state where it was built , has left the territory....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa's new inter-island ferry is out of action again.
The one-year old ferrry, the Manu'atele, needs a new bow thruster, which is used to reverse of turn the vessel.
A government committee heard the problem was spotted during a recent inspection, and it could...