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HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa

New Zealand Defence Force

23 October 2024, 4.37pm

Update: 4:37pm NZDT

All three containers removed from reef after HMNZS Manawanui sinking

• All three containers that came off the HMNZS Manawanui have now been successfully removed from the reef.
• "After four days of coordination and effort between the New Zealand Defence Force, local contractor Ark Marine and the support of the Samoan authorities, I am pleased to announce that we have removed all three containers that came off the ship," says Senior National Representative Commodore Andrew Brown.
• "This was a complex team effort where safety was paramount, and I want to thank and acknowledge all those involved in the process."
• During the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, monitoring of the Manawanui and the shoreline will continue.
• "This means one dive, one drone flight and one beach patrol daily, with the timing coordinated so as not to disrupt the event," says Commodore Brown.
• The three 10ft shipping containers came off the Manawanui on 6 October 2024. Two were empty and one contained food. The food was buried at a landfill. All three containers are being safely disposed of at the port.