HMNZS Manawanui arrives in Funafuti Lagoon, Tuvalu, on Sept. 7, 2022. An official inquiry has found that the HMNZS Manawanui sank after it was left on autopilot.

The Manawanui’s sinking is a marine disaster. But it arguably poses a lesser risk than the oil spill caused by the container ship MV Rena, which ran aground near the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga ...

The Manawanui sank on a reef off the coast of Samoa marking New Zealand’s first ship lost since World War II. By Michael Dorgan Fox News. Published October 11, 2024 7:28am EDT. ...

The HMNZS Manawanui's sinking came just weeks after the only U.S. Navy oil replenishment ship serving the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group ran aground off the coast of Oman.At the time, U ...

Manawanui did not slow or stop, and instead the ship started to accelerate towards the reef, grounding for the first time at or about 6.17pm at a speed of more than 10 knots.

The military said the ship, purchased for $100 million NZ dollars ($61 million) in 2018, was not covered by replacement insurance. Smoke rises from the sinking HMNZS Manawanui in Upolu, Samoa ...

HMNZS Manawanui arrives in Funafuti Lagoon, Tuvalu, on Sept. 7, 2022. It grounded, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa on Sunday Oct. 6, 2024.

All 75 people on board the HMNZS Manawanui were taken to safety on life boats. The ship, one of only nine in New Zealand's navy, was the first the country has lost at sea since World War II.

HMNZS Manawanui navy ship at the Three Kings islands off the coast of New Zealand, involved in oil spill cleanup operations on Dec. 1, 2023. AP You are viewing 1 of 6 images Previous Image Next Image ...

The HMNZS Manawanui was a relatively new addition to the New Zealand navy, having been purchased in 2018 for around $100 million NZD ($61 million), though it was built in the early 2000s.

For Manawanui’s captain, I have no idea how this will play out. Certainly in the Royal Navy, the line between an OBE and disgrace is a fine one. For the ship’s company, ...

Replacing the HMNZS Manawanui itself is another expense. The government in 2018 said it would cost $103m to buy and refit the ship, which had previously been a Norwegian commercial vessel. It was ...