MV Tokelau

[1] In 2000 it was converted to a mono-hull and lengthened to 30m in order to run an Apia to Tokelau service.

[4] In 2010 three men drowned when the boat they were using to ferry cargo to the Tokelau capsized in rough seas off Atafu.

[9] In 2012, following a direct appeal from the Ulu-o-Tokelau Kerisiano Kalolo[10] the New Zealand government agreed to fund the construction of a new ferry, and to lease a replacement in the interim.

[13] In 2013 the ship was gifted to the government of Samoa as it was no longer considered fit to ferry passengers.

[14][15] It was operated by the Samoa Shipping Corporation as the MV Pasefika Express to transport passengers and cargo between Upolu and Savai'i until it was sold to a private owner in October 2022.

A barge leaves the dock at Nukunonu in Tokelau to collect passengers and cargo from the MV Tokelau .