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HMNZS Manawanui grounding


Friday, November 29, 2024
A view of the HMNZS Manawanui after running aground and capsizing off Samoa on October 5, 2024.
Accidents

Autopilot Oversight: How 12 Minutes of Confusion Sealed HMNZS Manawanui’s Fate

An interim Court of Inquiry report reveals that a critical series of human errors involving the HMNZS Manawanui’s autopilot system led to the disaster. The

November 29, 2024
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Royal Navy New Zealand divers on the scene above HMNZS Manawanui, off the Southern coast of Upulo, Samoa. Photo released October 11, 2024.
Accidents

New Zealand Navy Ship Sank Due to Human Error, Inquiry Finds

A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off the coast of Samoa last month as a result of human error, a government-initiated inquiry found on

November 29, 2024
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Thursday, October 24, 2024
A drone image of the sunken HMNZS Manawanui off Samoa.
Defense

New Zealand Military Eyes Patrol Ship to Replace Dive Vessel That Sank

WELLINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) – New Zealand is looking to return to operation one of its idled offshore patrol vessels after a specialist dive

October 24, 2024
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Thursday, October 17, 2024
A drone image of the sunken HMNZS Manawanui off Samoa.
Accidents

NZDF Launches Complex Container Recovery at Site of Sunken HMNZS Manawanui

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is working with local contractor ARK Marine to recover three shipping containers lost from the HMNZS Manawanui after the

October 17, 2024
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Thursday, October 10, 2024
A view of the HMNZS Manawanui after running aground and capsizing off Samoa on October 5, 2024.
Defense

New Zealand Defence Force Launches Formal Inquiry into ‘Manawanui’ Sinking, VDR Recovered

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has initiated a comprehensive Court of Inquiry (COI) to investigate the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui, a dive and

October 10, 2024
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Captain on the bridge of the ship HMNZS Manawanui weaing coveralls
Navy

Sexist Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Erupts After New Zealand Navy Ship Sinking – Defense Minister Hits Back

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Defence Minister on Thursday publicly criticized online trolling of the female captain of a

October 10, 2024
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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
A view of the HMNZS Manawanui after running aground and capsizing off Samoa on October 5, 2024.
Defense

New Zealand Navy Assessing Environmental Impact from ‘Manawanui’ Sinking

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) is conducting an extensive environmental assessment after its specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, HMNZS Manawanui, ran

October 8, 2024
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Sunday, October 6, 2024
Blurred and granular photo of HMNZS Manawanui sinking in the distance offshore
Grounding Incidents

HMNZS Manawanui Sinking: Hard Grounding, Fire, and a Broken Royal New Zealand Navy

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In a dramatic turn of events, HMNZS Manawanui, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s newly upgraded hydrographic salvage and

October 6, 2024
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Saturday, October 5, 2024
HMNZS Manawanui
Defense

Royal New Zealand Navy Ship Grounds, Capsizes Off Samoa

All 75 crew and passengers of the Royal New Zealand Navy Ship HMNZS Manawanui were safely evacuated after the vessel ran aground off the southern coast of

October 5, 2024
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