New Zealand Navy ship sinks off coast of Samoa
New Zealand navy ship sinks, prompting environmental concerns
A New Zealand navy ship sank one mile off the coast of Samoa on Sunday, prompting fears of an environmental and ecological disaster. The roughly $60 million ship, the HMNZS Manawanui, was conducting a hydrographic reef survey on Saturday when it ran aground near the southern coast of Upolu,
New Zealand Navy Ship Sinks off Samoa, All 75 Onboard Safe
(Reuters) - A Royal New Zealand navy vessel has run aground near the southern coast of Upolu in Samoa, the New Zealand Herald reported on Saturday, citing Maritime Component Commander Commodore Shane Arndell. All 78 people on board the dive and survey vessel HMNZS Manawanui are in life rafts and accounted for, the newspaper said.
No evidence of major fuel spill on Samoan reef where New Zealand navy ship sank
Samoa’s deputy prime minister says there's no evidence of a major fuel spill on a Samoan reef after a New Zealand navy ship sank.
New Zealand Navy Hydrographic Ship HMNZS Manawanui Sinks Near Samoa
Royal New Zealand Navy hydrographic dive and survey ship HMNZS Manawanui (A09) sank on Sunday after running aground off the southern coast of the island of Upolu, Samoa. The ship ran aground on Saturday evening while on a survey mission in the area.
New Zealand navy ship sinks off Samoa but all aboard are rescued
A Royal New Zealand Navy ship has gone aground and later sunk off Samoa while doing a tropical reef survey but all 75 crew and passengers on board are reported safe ashore.
$63 million Royal New Zealand Navy ship capsizes and sinks off Samoa
The HMNZS Manawanui ran aground on Saturday night before capsizing on Sunday morning. All 75 people on board the vessel were rescued.
Oil spill feared after New Zealand navy ship sinks off Samoa
New Zealand’s Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral Garin Golding, reported that all 75 people aboard the ship were safely evacuated on life rafts amid challenging conditions and darkness. The vessel, located about a mile from shore, hit a reef and started taking on water. It took the first survivors five hours to reach land.
New Zealand navy ship runs aground and sinks off Samoa, all crew onboard rescued
New Zealand says it has rescued all 75 crew and passengers from a wrecked navy vessel that ran aground and sank off Samoa while conducting a reef survey.
New Zealand navy ship sinks off Samoa, all 75 onboard survive
New Zealand's navy vows to investigate ship sinking near Samoa but says all 75 people onboard are safe:: October 6, 2024:: Garin Golding, New Zealand Chief of Navy“I can confirm at 6:40 a.m. today (1740 GMT on October 5),
New Zealand navy ship sinks off Samoa; all 75 aboard safe
A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New Zealand Defense Force said in a statement on Sunday.
Experts Puzzled After 'Top of the Line' Navy Ship Capsizes and Sinks: 'It's Confusing'
The country's current defense minister, Judith Collins, said at a press conference Sunday that the ship "is pretty much gone."
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