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Acting Samoan Prime Minister Tuala Tevaga Iosefo Ponifasio said in a press statement Sunday that an oil spill was highly probable. “The HMNZS Manawanui is not recoverable and has sunk into the ocean,” he said. Numerous vessels and aircraft were sent to help, including a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon and C-130J aircraft, the New Zealand navy said. Rescue teams responded to a call for help from New Zealand navy research ship HMNZS Manawanui. The HMNZS Manawanui was a relatively new addition to the New Zealand navy, having been purchased in 2018 for around $100 million NZD ($61 million), though it was built in the early 2000s.
Persons: Brian Rose, Judith Collins, “ It’s, It’s, , Divers, “ They’ll, Tuala Tevaga Iosefo Ponifasio, Dave Poole, ” Poole, Chris Luxon Organizations: CNN, New, RNZ, RNZ . New Zealand Defense, Newstalk ZB, Emergency Services, Royal New Zealand Air Force, New Zealand, Sunday, Rescue, Emergency Services Authority New Zealand Locations: Samoa, Upolo, New Zealand, Maninoa, RNZ ., Tafitaola, New
A New Zealand naval ship caught fire and sank off Samoa; all those on board were rescued. AdvertisementA New Zealand naval ship that cost around $63 million caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa. The HMNZS Manawanui. Related storiesThe New Zealand government said in 2018 that it would cost NZ$103 million (around $63 million) to buy and convert the ship, Radio New Zealand reported. AdvertisementGolding added that the passengers and crew would be flown back to New Zealand from Samoa on Sunday.
Persons: Manawanui, , HMNZS Manawanui, Garin Golding, Golding, David Rowland, Shane Arndell Organizations: New, Service, New Zealand's Defence Force, New Zealand Air Force, Radio New Zealand, Royal New Zealand Navy, Component, New Zealand Defense Force, Business Locations: New Zealand, Samoa, Zealand, Upolu, Auckland
Half a billion dollars worth of cocaine was discovered floating around the Pacific Ocean. A total of 81 bales of cocaine, weighing 3.2 tonnes, were intercepted by the New Zealand Police. Some of the packages carried identifiable stickers like a four-leaf clover and a Batman logo. These show that some of the packages have identifiable stickers like a four-leaf clover, and one that stood out had a Batman logo. Cocaine bales with four-leaf clover stickers.
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