DMWR vessel “Puna’oaolevasa”
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A christening ceremony for the Department of Marine & Wildlife Resources’ (DMWR) brand new state-of-the-art research vessel which has been named “Puna’oaolevasa,” was held yesterday morning at the Malaloa Marina.
The new double-hull aluminum alia is 32 feet long and...

![Lt. Governor La’apui christening the new DMWR vessel “Puna’oaolevasa” yesterday morning at the Malaloa Marina, using a ‘niu’ to bring good luck and safe travel to the vessel, before it entered local waters for the first time. [photo: Asi A. Fa’asau] Lt. Governor La’apui christening the new DMWR vessel](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/img_9258.jpg?itok=p0ni_3rW)