$100m Navy ship may have lost power before running aground | TVNZ Breakfast

A power outage may have caused a Royal New Zealand Navy ship to run aground on a reef off the coast of Samoa, Defence Minister Judith Collins has suggested.

The HMNZS Manawanui, a specialist dive and hydrographic vessel worth $100m, sank yesterday morning after it ran aground on a reef off the coast of Upolu and caught fire.

The vessel was conducting a survey around one nautical mile offshore when it hit the reef. Seven civilians and four military personnel from foreign forces were among the 75 on board.

A Court of Inquiry was launched to find out what went wrong.

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