HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa
New Zealand Defence Force
10 October 2024, 3.40pm
Update: 3:40pm NZDT
The latest updates on the HMNZS Manawanui incident near Samoa.
- A Navy team has been established to react to any contamination of local beaches and to remove debris that has started to come ashore. The team has been engaging with local communities.
- More shoreline surveys are being undertaken by the Maritime NZ team.
- The NZDF maintains an additional 30-person response element in New Zealand on short notice to deploy should the situation rapidly deteriorate. The NZDF is conscious to be self-sufficient in ensuring personnel are not taking away resources from where they are most required.
- Divers working for the Samoan Ministry of Resources and Natural Environment have observed damage to the reef where the collision occurred.
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