On October 26, we will be commemorating the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. President Coolidge off the coast of Santo in 1942.
Much is planned for the day and The South Pacific World War II Museum is delighted to announce the support of the Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO) for the commemoration.
VTO CEO Adela Issachar Aru in announcing their support, said, “historical or heritage tourism means traveling with the primary purpose of exploring the history and heritage of a place. People visiting Espiritu Santo can combine their love of history with other tourist delights like diving in order to visit the SS President Coolidge.
Museum Chairman Bradley Wood said he is absolutely thrilled to have the support of VTO. “We’ve been working towards this event for a very long time, so to have the Vanuatu Tourism Office behind us, makes all that hard work extra worthwhile,” he said. “We can’t thank VTO enough for coming on board.”
Adela went on to say, “I take this opportunity to thank the South Pacific World War II Museum and its executive members for giving us the opportunity to be part of celebrating 80th Anniversary of the sinking of SS President Coolidge.”
There is much still to do and we’re working with local businesses to get everything in place. More news on the what’s planned for the commemoration will be released soon.