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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.
List of shipwrecks: 8 November 2024 Ship State Description 135 Geumseong Lake South Korea: The 129-ton fishing vessel sank 24 kilometres (15 mi) north west of Biyang Island, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea in 80 to 90 metres (260 to 300 ft) of water. She is expected to be raised. 15 crew were rescued, including two who were found ...
Those on board have since returned to New Zealand by plane. The specialist dive and hydrographic vessel had been in service for New Zealand since 2019, but was 20 years old and had previously belonged to Norway. The military said the ship, purchased for $100 million NZ dollars ($61 million), was not covered by replacement insurance.
Nazreen-1 – On 8 July the passenger ferry sank in the Meghna River. Of 750 people aboard, 220 were rescued. [4] 530 2015 China: Eastern Star – On 1 June the river cruise ship capsized on an overnight voyage after being hit by a waterspout during severe weather while in the Damazhou waterway section of the Yangtze River. [5] [6] 442 2002 ...
This is a list of current commissioned Royal New Zealand Navy ships. As of 2024, the Navy operates eight commissioned ships. As of 2024, the Navy operates eight commissioned ships. The affiliations are ceremonial only, with the navy operationally stationed at the Devonport Naval Base , Auckland .
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]
The first ship given by the British government for the New Zealand Naval Forces was the cruiser HMS Philomel, which escorted New Zealand land forces to occupy the German colony of Samoa in 1914. Philomel saw further action under the command of the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean, the Red Sea , and the Persian Gulf .
The Rena oil spill occurred off the coast of Tauranga, New Zealand in October 2011. The spill was caused by the grounding of MV Rena on the Astrolabe Reef.The Rena was a container ship and cargo vessel owned by the Greek shipping company Costamare Inc., through one of its subsidiary companies Daina Shipping.