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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.
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 Sunday creating a potential environmental disaster in waters used for ...
Crew aboard the HMNZS Manawanui left the ship on autopilot, which caused it to crash into a reef and sink, according to a preliminary investigation.
Bad weather that night caused the ship to shift on the reef, and the crew were evacuated. [17] [18] The shifting of the ship caused further damage, resulting in a further 130–350 tonnes of oil leaking. [18] On 11 October the spill was declared New Zealand's worst ever maritime environmental disaster by Environment Minister Nick Smith. [19]
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.
There is a long history of shipwrecks and vessels capsizing or being lost in the seas around the Southland Region of New Zealand. [1] The worst incident was on 29 April 1881, when the SS Tararua struck Otara reef 13 km (8.1 mi) off Waipapa Point. [2] [3] [4] Of the ship's 151 passengers, only 20 survived.
The New Zealand government said in 2018 that it would cost NZ$103 million (around $63 million) to buy and convert the ship, Radio New Zealand reported. It entered service with the Royal New ...
Pages in category "Shipwrecks of New Zealand" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.