If approved by Governor Lolo, the vessel Segaula will be dispatched to Ta’u, Manu’a to investigate unusual boat movements reported from Tau Island last Friday night.
This was announced by Director of Homeland Security Samana Semo Veavea to members of the media late this morning.
The team traveling on the Segaula vessel would include Public Safety, Homeland Security and US Coast Guard.
As KHJ News has reported earlier, the local Marine Safety Detachment unit had conducted interviews and forwarded a report to their Honolulu headquarters.
Samana has been briefed by the US Coast Guard unit of their findings.
Residents of Manua had reported seeing from shore at night what appeared to be two large vessels.
And they also claimed that two small boats were sighted making their way to shore between Friday night and the early hours of Saturday morning.
The Coast Guard has been able to track vessels which were close to the Manu’a islands around the time frame of the sightings.
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Samana says they are getting many calls giving different information on what actually happened , He says sending a team there will help allay people’s concerns and hopefully put their minds at ease,
Samana said that he is hoping to obtain approval form Governor Lolo as soon as possible so that the Segaula can be dispatched to Manu’a; as early as this afternoon.
The Homeland Security Director said its taken this long to respond to the Manu’a incident as they were waiting for Coast Guard in Honolulu.
