An oil spill is highly likely, said local authorities, after the New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui sank near Samoa.

Samoa’s deputy prime minister says there’s no evidence of a major fuel spill on a Samoan reef after a New Zealand navy ship ...

New Zealand will hold a court of inquiry into the loss of the ship, which was one of nine in its navy. The cause of the ...

A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New ...

Chief of Navy Rear Admiral Garin Golding told a press conference in Auckland that a plane would leave for Samoa on Sunday to bring the rescued crew and passengers back to New Zealand. He said some ...

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 Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe, the New Zealand Defense Force said in a statement on Sunday. Manawanui ...

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

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 ...

(Reuters) -A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground off Samoa but all 75 crew and passengers on board were safe and now safely in Samoa, the New Zealand Defence Force said in a statement on Sunday.