Our friend from Pago just send us literally a couple lines with this info:

F/V Jeanette is supplying power to StarKist @ $150 per hour 24/7

From Pago MYD (SWM) has oil in its coil wound motors making the slipway inoperable until they sort it out.

You hear about the tidal wave in American Samoa?

In Pago Harbor it tore several boats from their moorings. You can see all the seiners and long liners have left port and are outside the harbor. Some of the yachts lying at anchor have been dragged on shore or even capsized. The water came across the road throughout the bay area.

Police are not allowing anybody in town.
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I embark on the “Via Avenir” on September 12 at  Mahe we have made a beautiful trip 950 tons in 4 weeks
We are off again for 1 weeks at sea,  these seems quiet. We still have the French soldiers on board, these can be more reassuring, since normally pirates are always looking over the north

The new boat “Franche Terre” has arrived in the Indian Ocean is very beautiful
I will send you a nice picture and its technical data.
See you soon my friend
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Rumors are flying. The most recent is that the ASG purchased machinery from Samoa packing and may try to keep the operation going. Good luck on that!

Here’s an important bit: Mr Park has stopped the disco portion of Pacifica Karaoke and converted the dance floor into a larger Karaoke room. So the locals are out and the fisherman and captains have another room.. There are about 20 girls working. Next door Xing Wan has also gone over to Karaoke. He has about ten girls.
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