HMNZS Manawanui sinking: Court of Inquiry launched to find answers on how $100m navy ship ran aground
A Court of Inquiry is being launched in a bid to find answers on how a $100 million New Zealand naval ship ran aground, capsized and sank off the coast of Samoa. The HMNZS Manawanui left Auckland’s Devonport just over a week ago and was conducting a reef survey of the area but ran aground at 6.