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A handout photo taken on April 29, 2020 and obtained from the New Zealand Defence Force on October 6, 2024 shows the Royal New Zealand Navy ship the HMNZS Manawanui (R) in front of HMNZS Otago during a training exercise. FILE PHOTO/Agence France-Presse
WELLINGTON — New Zealand said Sunday it had rescued all 75 sailors from a navy vessel that ran aground and sank off Samoa while conducting a reef survey.
Emergency services worked through the night to rescue dozens of crew from the smouldering and sinking HMNZS Manawanui after it struck the reef off the south coast of Upolu.
Article continues after this advertisementSamoan emergency services said a fire rescue team worked “from last night until this morning” to collect and treat the 75 crew members.
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“Fortunately, no one was heavily injured and no lives were lost,” Samoa Fire and Emergency Services Authority said.
Article continues after this advertisementNew Zealand Commodore Shane Arndell confirmed that “the 75 crew and passengers on board HMNZS Manawanui have made it to safety in Samoa”.
Article continues after this advertisementThe exact cause of the wreck is not yet known.
Article continues after this advertisementThe HMNZS Manawanui was used for hydrographic surveys, diving operations and marine salvage and featured a 100-tonne sea crane.
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Article continues after this advertisementIt had been conducting a hydrographic survey one nautical mile from shore in difficult conditions.
Samoan authorities had issued a marine warning for the island’s south coast over the weekend.
Winds of up to 40 kilometers (25 miles) per hour and ocean swells of up to four meters (13 feet) were forecast around the time of the incident.
The New Zealand military said rescuers had battled currents and winds that pushed the life rafts and sea boats toward the reefs and “swells made the rescue effort particularly challenging.”
The military said it was trying to “understand the implications and minimise the environmental impacts” of the wreckage.
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