NZ Defence Force conducted more than 284 dives of the wreck, including checking its 55 tanks and compartments.

It was surveying a reef off the coast of Upolu, Samoa’s most populous island, when it ran aground on the reef. This image released by New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF), shows HMNZS Manawanui at ...

By Claire Turrell Samoa, an archipelagic country composed of nine islands in the South Pacific Ocean, is on the frontline of ...

Samoa, a gem nestled in the South Pacific, is an archipelago made up of two main islands, Upolu and Savai'i, along with several smaller islands. Located roughly halfway between Hawaii and New ...

All 75 people on board the vessel evacuated safely as the boat foundered about 1.6 kilometers (a mile) off the coast of Upolu, Samoa, in October. The ship was one of only nine in New Zealand’s ...

All 75 people on board evacuated to safety as the boat foundered about 1.6 kilometers (a mile) off the coast of Upolu, Samoa's second largest island. The ship was one of only nine in New Zealand ...

Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui ablaze after running aground on a reef in Samoa, as seen from Tafitoala ... about a mile off the coast of Upolu, Samoa’s most populous island.

And I know exactly what awaits them there. Stairs leading down in the To Sua Ocean Trench, a famous swimming spot in Upolu, Samoa Credit: Alamy The resort has fewer than 30 villas dotted around ...

On Upolu, the nation’s most populous island frequented ... Power outages are not unusual for Samoa’s 215,000 population, who often face disruptions from cyclones churning through the Pacific.

All 75 people on board the vessel evacuated safely as the boat foundered about a mile off the coast of Upolu, Samoa, in October. The ship was one of only nine in New Zealand’s navy and was the ...

It was surveying a reef off the coast of Upolu, Samoa’s most populous island, when it ran aground on the reef. Photos and videos taken from the shore appeared to show the ship listing before ...