An oil spill is highly likely, said local authorities, after the New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui sank near Samoa.

New Zealand will hold a court of inquiry into the loss of the ship, which was one of nine in its navy. The cause of the ...

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 ...

A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New ...

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 ...

Royal New Zealand Navy hydrographic dive and survey ship HMNZS Manawanui (A09) sank on Sunday after running aground off the ...

A file image of HMNZS Manawanui seen here while it was in the Hauraki Gulf. The vessel capsized in Samoa on 6 October 2024. (Royal New Zealand Navy) A Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) hydrographic and ...

Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Garin Golding told a press conference in Auckland that a plane would leave for Samoa on Sunday to bring the rescued crew and passengers back to New Zealand. He said some ...

WELLINGTON - A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa, but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, said the New Zealand Defence Force in a statement on Oct 6.

(Reuters) -A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe and now safely in Samoa, the New Zealand Defence Force said in a statement on Sunday.