E/V Nautilus
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Jhen Allison Paguiligan Seguiwan, a student at Southern Utah University, has been selected as a 2026 Seafloor Mapping & Hydrography Intern in the Science & Engineering Internship Program and will sail aboard Ocean Exploration Trust (OET)’s Exploration Vessel (E/V...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The United States research vessel E/V Nautilus was officially welcomed at Avatiu Wharf on Wednesday local time with a traditional ceremony celebrating a new era of ocean exploration and scientific partnership in the Cook Islands.
Hosted by the Cook Islands Seabed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Magdalene Augafa is exploring beyond the shore aboard the E/V Nautilus.
She is a Professional Development Facilitator for Ocean Literacy and serves on the NMSAS Sanctuary Advisory Council.
Born and raised in American Samoa, Magdalene is passionate about providing the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Anneliese Haleck, a science teacher from Samoana High School has been selected as a 2023 Science Communication Fellow and will sail aboard Ocean Exploration Trust’s Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus where the public will be able to engage with Haleck via Nautilus Live, a...
Honolulu, HAWAII - A research vessel pulled into Honolulu Harbor on Monday, wrapping up an expedition to the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.
The E/V Nautilus left from American Samoa about three weeks ago, carrying 27 scientists from across the country.
The team exploring...
Manua Islands, AMERICAN SAMOA — Ocean explorers undertaking bottom sea mapping around the waters of Samoa, are wary of an active volcano not far from the Manu’a Island group in American Samoa.
The Vailuluu Volcano is just 35 miles east of Manu’a and is felt to pose serious threats to all the Samoan...


![Nautilus vessel launched to mark the beginning of another era for seabed mining in the Cook Islands. [Photo: Cook Islands News ] Nautilus vessel](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/nauttilu_at_dock_in_cooks.jpeg?itok=Rktmh1_Y)
![Register your group or classroom for a ship-to-shore interaction to chat directly with experts onboard Nautilus Live which is in American Samoa now through Sept. 23, so there's plenty of opportunities to engage with the team remotely. [courtesy photo] Magdalene Augafa](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/magdalene_augafa.jpg?itok=Ll57mydU)
![Anneliese Haleck will sail aboard Ocean Exploration Trust’s Exploration Vessel (E/V) Nautilus and explore Palmyra and Kingman Reef. The public will be able to engage with Haleck during the voyage via Nautilus Live, a 24-hour live-streaming web portal. [photo from Facebook] Anneliese Haleck](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/haleck.jpg?itok=Vr6VLQKy)
![A shape-shifting Deepstaria jelly had a small crustacean living inside its body. [screenshot from HNN video] A shape-shifting Deepstaria jelly had a small crustacean living inside its body.](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/jelly_fish_from_nautalis.png?itok=XOESgdRS)
![Ofu-Olosega from the air [SN file photo] Ofu-Olosega from the air](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/ofu-aerial-view-mag.jpg?itok=UGqGOahB)