New Zealand navy ship sinks off Samoa, all 75 aboard safe

A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins said on Sunday, October 6.

Manawanui, the navy's specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, ran aground near the southern coast of Upolu on Saturday, October 5, night as it was conducting a reef survey, Collins and New Zealand’s Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral Garin Golding said.

The cause of the grounding was unknown and would need further investigation, Collins said. New Zealand's Navy is already working at reduced capacity with three of its nine ships idle due to personnel shortages.

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