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New Year a Day Early in Samoa and Tokelau
New Year’s Day came a day early this year to Samoa and the Tokelau atolls in the South Pacific, while Friday, December 30th, disappeared entirely. After being east of the International Date Line for almost 120 years, Samoa and the Tokelau atolls decided to move west, … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea
Tagged International Date Line, Samoa, Tokelau atolls
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Always Summer Somewhere – Sailing on the Tall Ship Soren Larsen
In response to our post, Sail this summer on the Picton Castle, Greg Winter commented, “Or try the same in the beautiful South Pacific, on the brigantine Soren Larsen. Sails out of Auckland New Zealand to the Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu, … Continue reading
Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships
Tagged Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Soren Larsen, Vanuatu
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Samoa police say 63 dead in tsunami, toll may rise
Samoa police say 63 dead in tsunami, toll may rise Samoan police commissioner Lilo Maiava told The Associated Press that police have confirmed 63 deaths, and officials are still searching the devastated areas, so the number of deaths might rise … Continue reading
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Tagged American Samoa, Lilo Maiava, Pacific Ocean earthquake, Samoa
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