A Royal New Zealand Navy ship, HMNZS Manawanui, has run aground and sunk off Samoa while carrying out a tropical reef survey, but all 75 crew and passengers on board have been reported safe ashore. On ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A New Zealand navy vessel plowed into a reef near Samoa and sank because its crew mistakenly left it on "autopilot," a military ...

HMNZS Manawanui grounded and sunk off the coast of Samoa as a result of human error, an interim Court of Inquiry report shows. The Royal New Zealand Navy ship grounded on a reef on the southern side ...

One of New Zealand's navy ships struck a reef and sank after it was left on autopilot, an official inquiry has found. The HMNZS Manawanui went down on October 5 while it was conducting surveys off the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A fuel spill is “highly probable” after a New Zealand navy ship grounded, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa, the Pacific island nation's acting prime minister said ...

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has issued an update on the HMNZS Manawanui sinking in Samoa saying it is evaluating what is possible to plug the residual diesel engine room leak while planning ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Divers and marine experts found no evidence of a major fuel spill on a Samoan reef Tuesday after a New Zealand navy ship ran aground and sank, Samoa's deputy prime minister ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A lack of training, qualifications and experience among the crew on board a New Zealand navy ship that ran aground, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa have been ...

Diesel fuel slicking out from the wreck of the HMNZS Manawanui, in late 2024, after the RNZN ship grounded on a reef near the village of Tafitoala in Samoa. Photo / Ministry of Works Transport and ...

Uncertainty around compensation payments for the HMNZS Manawanui marine disaster in Samoa is growing, with the paramount chief of one of the affected villages questioning whether money from the New ...

A New Zealand navy vessel plowed into a reef near Samoa and sank because its crew mistakenly left it on "autopilot," a military inquiry found on Friday. Dozens of sailors were rescued from the HMNZS ...