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A Royal New Zealand Navy ship, HMNZS Manawanui, has run aground and sunk off Samoa while carrying out a tropical reef survey, but all 75 crew and passengers on board have been reported safe ashore.

A New Zealand naval ship that cost around $63 million caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa. The vessel, named HMNZS Manawanui, ran aground on Saturday evening, according to New Zealand's ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A fuel spill is “highly probable” after a New Zealand navy ship grounded, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa, the Pacific island nation's acting prime ...

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. Several vessels responded and assisted in ...

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