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

After an interim report found the sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui was because of human error, Samoans say they are still ...

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 Navy ship sank off Samoa because the crew did not realise its autopilot was still turned on before it ran ...

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 ...

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

A New Zealand naval ship which crashed into a coral reef before it caught fire and sank had been left on autopilot, an ...

An interim Court of Inquiry report has found the HMSNZ Manawanui’s sinking was caused by a series of human errors. The navy ...

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

New Zealand 's worst peacetime maritime accident occurred when the ship sunk off the coast in bad weather, with all 75 crew ...

Mistakes by members of the crew caused a New Zealand navy ship to plow into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught ...