A significant maritime incident occurred when the Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui sank after running aground on a reef near Upolu Island, Samoa, during a surveying mission on October 5.

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 fuel spill is “highly probable” after a New Zealand navy ship grounded, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa, the ...

An oil spill from a grounded New Zealand navy ship which sank and caught fire off the coast of Samoa is “highly probable”, ...

It's feared a major fuel spill has occurred in the Pacific Ocean after the grounding, fire and sinking of a New Zealand navy ...

Containing any oil spill from a fuel-laden New Zealand navy ship sunk on Sunday just off-shore from Samoa’s most populated ...

New Zealand’s Defence Force lost a $100 million Navy ship, HMNZS Manawanui, after it struck a reef and sank in strong ...

Manawanui, a specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, ran aground near the southern coast of Upolu as it was conducting a reef survey.

The vessel, HMNZS Manawanui, was carrying out the survey about 1 n mile from the shore on 5 October before it became grounded off the southern coast of Samoa's Upolu island, the New Zealand Defence ...

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 ...

Photo / NZDF A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel has run aground near the southern coast of Upolu in Samoa, with all 75 who were aboard in life rafts and accounted for, Maritime Component Commander ...