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Okeanos Marianas arrives
PHOTOS By KIMBERLY A. BAUTISTA
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- The Rafaluwasch Warriors of the Carolinian community and the Chamorro Warriors of the Simiyan Manaianita perform a traditional welcoming chant as the Okeanos Marianas crew arrives at the Susupe beach yesterday morning.
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- Community members carry master navigator Peia Patai into the Susupe beach shore yesterday morning after his arrival on the Okeanos Marianas.
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- Master navigator Peia Patai, left, is met with traditional Carolinian ornaments yesterday morning after his arrival on the Okeanos Marianas.
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- Andrea Carr, left, is met with a warm hug by family members yesterday morning after her arrival on the Okeanos Marianas.
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- The voyagers aboard the Okeanos Marianas are seated on the ceremonial stage yesterday morning after their arrival at the Guma Sakman.
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- Crispin Ogo, acting resident executive of the Indigenous Affairs Office, gives a short speech in behalf of the indigenous people of the Marianas yesterday during the arrival ceremony for the Okeanos Marianas.
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- Carolinian Affairs Office executive director John Tagabuel gives a warm welcoming hug to master navigator Peia Patai during the arrival ceremony of the Okeanos Marianas yesterday morning.
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- Emma Perez, Okeanos Sustainable Sea Transport Ltd. managing director, gives a hug of appreciation to master navigator Sesario Sewralur during the arrival ceremony for the Okeanos Marianas yesterday morning.
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- The Chamorro Warriors perform a traditional benediction during the arrival ceremony for the Okeanos Marianas yesterday morning.
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- Saipan Mayor David Apatang poses for a photo with Andrea Carr, one of the voyagers aboard the Okeanos Marianas during the canoe’s arrival ceremony yesterday morning.
