The Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui has sunk off the coast of Samoa after running aground on a reef. The 75 passengers and crew were evacuated into life rafts after the incident on Saturday night - a move ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A New Zealand navy vessel plowed into a reef near Samoa and sank because its crew mistakenly left it on "autopilot," a military ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HMNZS Manawanui aground in Samoa - Radio New Zealand A Royal New Zealand Navy ship, HMNZS Manawanui, has run aground and sunk off ...

HMNZS Manawanui grounded and sunk off the coast of Samoa as a result of human error, an interim Court of Inquiry report shows. The Royal New Zealand Navy ship grounded on a reef on the southern side ...

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 ...

Speed will be of the essence as salvage crews attempt to stop fuel leaking from the sunken New Zealand naval ship off the coast of Samoa. The HMNZS Manawanui ran aground last weekend on a reef about ...

One of New Zealand's navy ships struck a reef and sank after it was left on autopilot, an official inquiry has found. The HMNZS Manawanui went down on October 5 while it was conducting surveys off the ...

Just a couple of weeks ago, I went out to Devonport for a picnic with some friends and remember pointing out the Manawanui to our kids as we crossed the harbour on the ferry. "Look guys, that's our ...