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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: 21 June 2024 Ship State Description Aratere New Zealand: The ro-ro passenger, vehicle and rail ferry ran aground due to a steering failure in Titoki Bay about 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) to the north of Picton, New Zealand on the South Island. The vessel was refloated about 24 hours later on 22 June. [85]
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 ...
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8 December 1966: SS Heraklion: Unsecured refrigerator truck forced open midship loading door [4] 10 April 1968: TEV Wahine: Caught in storm Cyclone Giselle, ran aground on Barrett Reef, then capsized and sank off New Zealand); 53 dead. 19 December 1982: MS European Gateway: Capsized off Harwich following a collision with Speedlink Vanguard. 15 ...
HMS Sussex – the third-rate ship was lost in a fierce storm on 1 March off Gibraltar. There were two survivors from a crew of 500. 498 1120 England: White Ship – Ship carrying William Adelin, heir to the English Throne and the Duchy of Normandy, and more than 300 others. Drunk crew ran it aground in the English Channel.
The Norwegian Epic, where a man fell overboard the day after Christmas in 2024. The search for a man who fell from a Norwegian Cruise Lines ship the day after Christmas has been suspended.