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New Zealand navy ship sinks off Samoa

Associated Press · 13h

Samoa warns of ‘highly probable’ fuel spill after New Zealand navy ship caught fire and sank

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 disaster is not known.

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New Zealand Navy ship sinks off coast of Samoa as the Defence Force scrambles to 'minimise environmental impacts'

A New Zealand Navy ship has sunk off the coast of Samoa - the first time they have lost a ship since World War Two - with the Defence Force working to “minimise the environmental impacts”. HMNZS Manawanui was conducting a tropical reef survey when it came into trouble approximately one nautical mile from the island of Upolu on Saturday night,

The Telegraph on MSN · 1d

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.

'Really sad day for the Navy': What happened to New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui?

HMNZS Manawanui, New Zealand Navy's specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, sunk while conducting a reef survey near the ...

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Royal New Zealand Navy loses first vessel to the sea in 80 years

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has suffered its first loss of a ship to the sea since World War II with the sinking of ...

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Manawanui sinking: Crew and passengers returning to New Zealand

Crew and passengers who were on board the HMNZS Manawanui when it grounded on a reef in Samoa are arriving back in Auckland ...

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New Zealand launches inquiry into sinking of HMNZS Manawanui amid growing environmental concern

A Samoan man said oil from the sunk HMNZS Manawanui was identifiable along the coast for several kilometres which would have ...

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