from the horses mouth....

The storm did not hit us directly, we were lucky.
Just got back and it does not look bad in the yacht
basin. Not too many boats there at the moment which
is unusual for this time of year. Only saw one, a blue
hauled tri-maran with damage, up on the rocks.
Fa'a


On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 17:51:27 -0800, mitch wrote:

If anyone has any word of boats damaged or destroyed in Pago Pago,
American Samoa, I would appreciate any info. Other than some vague info
found when Googled, cannot find any details. All flights have been
cancelled since Friday, and phones and the satelite based email are also
not working.

Thanks

Mitch
sv KOMFY

Thanks for the info. I was finally able to get thru on phone today.
While I am happy that our boat is undamaged, I am saddened to learn
that the blue Tri was on the rocks. I am not sure, but it might be
the Belgium flagged boat "Slepmouch" with ? and Jackie aboard. They
just arrived this past cruising season. I hope they are not too badly
damaged.

It appears that most of the island is without power and water. Except
for LBJ Hospital (which has its own generator) and police/emergency
services and the airport, all government offices are closed.

Hawaiian Airlines is supposed to resume flights to Pago Pago Wed
evening, so it sounds like things are getting cleaned up.

Regards

Mitch
sv KOMFY

"It ain't all 15 knot beam reaches and following seas..."

Thanks for the info. I was finally able to get thru on phone today.
While I am happy that our boat is undamaged, I am saddened to learn
that the blue Tri was on the rocks. I am not sure, but it might be
the Belgium flagged boat "Slepmouch" with ? and Jackie aboard. They
just arrived this past cruising season. I hope they are not too badly
damaged.

It appears that most of the island is without power and water. Except
for LBJ Hospital (which has its own generator) and police/emergency
services and the airport, all government offices are closed.

Hawaiian Airlines is supposed to resume flights to Pago Pago Wed
evening, so it sounds like things are getting cleaned up.

Regards

Mitch
sv KOMFY

"It ain't all 15 knot beam reaches and following seas..."