Maritime historian Dr Salvatore R Mercogliano says a lack of training and expertise with the HMNZS Manawanui’s autopilot and ...

HMNZS Manawanui grounded and sunk off the coast of Samoa as a result of human error, an interim Court of Inquiry report ...

The interim report from New Zealand Court of Inquiry has revealed that human error led to the grounding and sinking of HMNZS ...

A New Zealand Defence Force Court of Inquiry found that crew error caused the Royal New Zealand Navy hydrographic dive and ...

A New Zealand navy ship sank off Samoa because the crew did not realize its autopilot was still turned on before it ran ...

One of New Zealand's navy ships struck a reef and sank after it was left on autopilot, an official inquiry has found. The ...

The New Zealand Defence Force contracted ocean-going tug and barge, being used to remove the fuel and other pollutants from ...

The HMNZS Manawanui was the first ship New Zealand lost since World War II, and was one of nine ships in the country's small ...

A military investigation has found series of human errors caused a New Zealand navy ship to plough into a Samoan reef and ...

The initial findings into the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa last month are being revealed. Defence Minister Judith ...

Crew aboard the HMNZS Manawanui left the ship on autopilot, which caused it to crash into a reef and sink, according to a ...

A New Zealand naval ship that sank after smashing into a coral reef in the South Pacific was left on autopilot, an inquiry ...