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The HMNZS Manawanui caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa on October 6, 2024. Profile Boats/supplied/RNZ A New Zealand naval ship that capsized and sank off Samoa last month had been left on ...
The vessel, named HMNZS Manawanui, ran aground on Saturday evening, according to New Zealand's Defence Force (NZDF). All 75 crew and passengers were evacuated at around 7:52 p.m. local time on ...
The HMNZS Manawanui was the first ship New Zealand lost since World War II, and was one of nine ships in the country's small navy fleet. ... U.S. officials told CBS News national security ...
The ship arrived in New Zealand in May 2019. [18] Renamed, HMNZS Manawanui was commissioned into the RNZN on 7 June. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was the ship's sponsor. [4] At the time of commissioning it was intended that the ship would serve with the navy for 15 years. [19]
HMNZS Manawanui (A09) was commissioned in 1988 as a diving support vessel for the Royal New Zealand Navy. Originally she was built as a diving support vessel, the Star Perseus, for North Sea oil rig operations. Manawanui is the third ship with this name to serve in the New Zealand Navy. Manawanui is a Māori word meaning "to be brave or steadfast".
Manawanui i: 1953–1978 Manawanui ii: 1979–1988 In 1988 was renamed Kahu and recommissioned as a training boat and backup diving tender. Manawanui iii: 1988–2018 Manawanui iv: 2019– Also functions as a hydrographic survey ship.
WELLINGTON (Reuters) -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 Defence Force said in a statement on Sunday.
HMNZS Manawanui can refer to . HMNZS Manawanui (1948) – the first diving tender of the New Zealand navy from 1953 to 1978 HMNZDT Manawanui (1978) – the second diving tender, renamed as HMNZS Kahu in 1988