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Crew of New Zealand navy ship that sank off Samoa lacked training and experience
A lack of training, qualifications and experience among the crew on board a New Zealand navy ship that ran aground, caught ...
I was captain of a ship much like the New Zealand one that just sank. Mine almost sank too
Over the weekend, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s hydrographic, diving and salvage ship, HMNZS Manawanui, ran aground off the ...
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New Zealand navy ship sinks, prompting environmental concerns
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A New Zealand navy ship sank one mile off the coast of Samoa on Sunday, prompting fears of an environmental and ecological disaster. The roughly $60 million ship ...
New Zealand navy ship sank due to 'series of human errors', inquiry says
A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel that ran aground and sank off the coast of Samoa last year was doomed by several errors, a government inquiry found on Friday, highlighting inadequate training of crew ...