Pago Pago Tsunami - Harbour Water View (H 01)

            I promised to post photos on the Tsunami damage in American Samoa whose main city is Pago Pago.  The disaster happened just one week before we were to arrive there but the ship went anyway and I am glad it did.  I post these photos in two batches one after the other because I won't drag this out.  I want those who view these photos to remember the Samoan people in both Samoan islands who suffered such loss of life and possessions.

The Samoans are a resourceful people with a widespread deep Christian faith and now they have all been working together to repair their nations (Samoa & American Samoa).

Ruth and I had a driver/guide who is part American and Samoan and she took us to her village where 20 of her friends died and she was very upset by events.  Right when we were there the funeral of one of her cousins was underway but it would have been disrespectful to take photos of that, so I did not.  I am so glad she shared her experiences with us and I respect her so much.  Please keep the Samoan people in your thoughts.

Each photo will be numbered and will cover two areas - The HARBOUR and Bay (first); and the Village of LEONE (second)

PHOTO:  HARBOUR - 01  This view is of the end of the Harbour  All the water was sucked out of here and returned higher than a 2 storey building.  The big ship you see is the Sun Princess at 77 000 tons.

Taken in: American Samoa / Eastern / Pago Pago (show map)

Taken on: October 10, 2009

Tags:

tsunami

Pago Pago

American Samoa

destruction

damage

debris

tidal wave

earthquake

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Sets appears in: • South Pacific Cruise - Tour of American Samoa (Pago Pago) & Tsunami • South Pacific Cruise - TSUNAMI AT PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA

Groups appears in: • dreams of love / Sogni di innamorati Sweeper active

Camera: Canon PowerShot SX1 IS, f/8.0, 1/320 sec, 8.5mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon PowerShot SX1 IS
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	8.5mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
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