WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plow into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught fire and sank, according to 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 ...

The Chief of Navy says he is honoured to be attending Waitangi Day celebrations and continuing the Royal New Zealand Navy’s long history of playing an important role in celebrating the signing ...

For the first time since World War Two, New Zealand has lost a navy ship. The Manawanui sank in Samoan waters after it lost power and hit a reef during surveying work in rough seas. New Zealand ...

An excavator is used to drag a shipping container onto the beach in the village of Mulivai Safata, Samoa, on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, near where a New Zealand navy ship ran aground and sank on Oct. 6.

HMNZS Manawanui was the first ship New Zealand had lost since World War Two. It was one of nine ships in the country's small navy fleet. The first report from an inquiry into the incident was ...

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. The specialist dive and hydrographic vessel had been ...

Samoa and New Zealand have been in discussions over Manawanui compensation, Samoa's CEO of Ministry of Works Transport and ...