Oil spill feared after New Zealand navy ship sinks off Samoa
New Zealand’s Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral Garin Golding, reported that all 75 people aboard the ship were safely evacuated on life rafts amid challenging conditions and darkness. The vessel, located about a mile from shore, hit a reef and started taking on water. It took the first survivors five hours to reach land.
It has also started simulator training of its pilots, started a review of vessel suitability for transits to and from the ...
“At this stage the exact cause of the grounding is unknown, and this will need further investigation,” it said, adding the ship began listing heavily at 0640 h local time on 6 October while smoke ...
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