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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]
The vessel crashed into a reef and suffered "catastrophic" fires before sinking, it said. A Royal New Zealand ship that capsized and sank off the coast of Samoa was left on autopilot, according to ...
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.
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 ...
MV Rubymar - On February 18, 2024, a British civilian cargo ship was struck by a Houthi anti-ship missile. On March 2 the ship sank in the Red Sea after being abandoned for 13 days. The attack is regarded as the first time a Houthi attack has sunk a vessel, as most attacks have resulted in minor damage.
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.
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 ...