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 ...

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

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

The Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Manawanui sank off Samoa’s southern coast on October 5 after hitting a reef during survey ...

A Royal New Zealand Navy vessel ran aground and sank off the coast of Samoa last month as a result of human error, a government-initiated inquiry found on Friday.

A Royal New Zealand ship that capsized and sank off the ... autopilot was not disengaged when it should have been," Chief of Navy Rear Adm. Garin Golding said in a press statement on Friday.

A series of human errors caused a New Zealand navy ship under the command of a former senior Royal Navy officer to plough ...

underwater explosive disposal, and search and recovery operations. It entered service with the Royal New Zealand Navy in 2019.

A Royal New Zealand ship that capsized and sank off the coast of Samoa ... which meant the ship's autopilot was not disengaged when it should have been," Chief of Navy Rear Adm. Garin Golding said in ...