Coverage by the Samoa Observer this week has confirmed that leaders in America Samoa have opted to take action to address an incident that raised red flags about the territory’s maritime security.After months of coverage by this newspaper on the Kite Runner controversy – which began in late April.
The American Samoa-registered boat Kite Runner which illegally entered Samoa’s territorial waters last month is currently the subject of two investigations in the U.S. territory.Media reports from American Samoa say there are two investigations, one by the Department of Homeland Security and the .
The Pago Pago-registered vessel Kite Runner has kept our readers and the nation transfixed over the last four weeks. To this day, a lot of questions remain unanswered, over how a vessel entered Samoan territorial waters without proper documentation to lead to local authorities assisting its crew .
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