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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.
A New Zealand naval ship that capsized and sank off Samoa last month had been left on autopilot. That's according to a preliminary investigation that found the ship's crew made a series of errors.
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 ...
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 ...
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]
New Zealand's Defence Minister on Thursday publicly criticised online trolling of the female captain of a naval vessel that sunk at the weekend, saying while the cause of the incident was unknown ...