HMNZS Manawanui sinking: First image shows $100m Navy vessel submerged and ‘light slick’ of oil leaking out to sea
The first image of the $100 million Royal New Zealand Navy ship that sank off the Southern Coast of Samoa has been released, showing the vessel resting on its side at the bottom of the ocean. It comes ...
Fire on HMNZS Manawanui broke out in engine room - Samoan officials
Authorities have revealed that a fire started in the engine room of the HMNZS Manawanui before it sank off the southern coast ...
Open Letter Calls For NZDF To Deploy Cleanup Team, HMNZS Manawanui Leaking Residual Oil
11 October: An open letter has been launched, supported by 350 Aotearoa, Greenpeace and student unions, calling on Defence ...
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USS Boxer in Philippines for Typhoon Relief, New Zealand to Investigate Sinking of HMNZS Manawanui
Amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD-4) and its embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit elements arrived in the Philippines ...
First image reveals $100m Manawanui shipwreck on bottom of ocean floor
The New Zealand Defence Force has released the first image of the doomed $100 million Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui underwater. It comes ...
HMNZS Manawanui: Samoan villagers told not to eat fish from ocean due to diesel leaks
Villages on the southwest coast of Upolu in Samoa are being told not to eat the fish from the ocean in front of their homes ...
New Zealand's defence minister hits out at 'armchair admirals' criticising female captain of sunk ship HMNZS Manawanui
Judith Collins said a "deeply concerning, misogynistic narrative" had been directed at Commander Gray and told one of her ...
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New Zealand’s HMNZS Manawanui capsizes after running aground
The HMNZS Manawanui grounded off the Samoan coast, capsizing the following day. A coordinated rescue effort led by the New ...
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Ex-Royal Navy commander praised for saving lives after New Zealand ship catches fire and sinks
The 5,740-tonne HMNZS Manawanui went down on Sunday morning off Samoa. It is the first time New Zealand’s navy has lost a ship in peacetime. An inquiry will be launched to find out why the ...
New Zealand loses first naval ship since WWII; vessel threatening oil spill off Samoan coast
New Zealand’s Navy lost its first ship since World War II after the HMNZS Manawanui sank on a reef off the coast of Samoa on ...