It's feared a major fuel spill has occurred in the Pacific Ocean after the grounding, fire and sinking of a New Zealand navy ...

A significant maritime incident occurred when the Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui sank after running aground on a reef near Upolu Island, Samoa, during a surveying mission on October 5.

“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 ...

The report adds no-one recognised the developing situation in time to prevent the grounding. No-one was injured in the incident and the ship was re-floated on the next high tide. Wisbech Harbour ...

At the time of the grounding, HMS Nottingham was on a "flag waving" diplomatic mission and was heading towards New Zealand. The ship had left Cairns in northern Queensland on July 4 and would have ...

The US Navy is reportedly considering chartering a commercial tanker after one of its refuelling vessels suffered damage in ...

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its preliminary assessment of the grounding of the general ...

Samoa's acting prime minister says a fuel spill is "highly probable" after a New Zealand navy ship grounded, caught fire and ...

The 33-year-old ship, which is assigned to the Atlantic fleet, is the only oiler operating in the area. It carries jet fuel for aircraft flying from the Lincoln, and also refuels the carrier’s ...

Pakistan Navy has executed National Contingency Plan (Pollution) while assessing evolving situation after grounding of MV HENG TONG 77 off ... hazard due to possibility of oil leakage from the ship’s ...

But experts caution that these grounding approaches don’t address ... others have loaded everyone onto their exciting new rocket ship, and are deciding to build the landing gear and the ...