26 May 2015

Boat crew grounded on American Samoa reef safe

9:10 am on 26 May 2015

The US Coastguard says the mostly Indonesian crew of the Seahawk 88 escaped with only cuts and scratches.

The Taiwanese flagged vessel which ran aground on Friday, has nearly 4-thousand litres of fuel on board.

Salvage crews are assessing the boat and trying to find the best way to deal with the fuel.

The Seahawk No.68 aground on a reef near Pago Pago.

The Seahawk No.68 aground on a reef near Pago Pago. Photo: RNZI/Monica Miller