Posted on 10/06/2024 7:11:36 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
A New Zealand Navy vessel has run aground in Samoa while surveying a reef.
Passengers and crew aboard a New Zealand navy ship have been dramatically rescued after their vessel ran aground off the coast of Samoa in the South Pacific, caught fire and sunk.
According to the NZ defence force, HMNZS Manawanui first got into trouble at about 6:45pm on Saturday while it was conducting a hydrographic survey just one nautical mile from the shore of the island country.
The exact cause of the grounding remains unknown, but it is understood the ship collided with the reef. The 75 crew members and passengers started to leave ship at about 7:50pm and get into lifeboats, with the defence force working with the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ) to lead the rescue effort.
Other boats responded to provide help and a P-8A Poseidon from the Royal New Zealand Air Force was also deployed.
“Those on board the life boats and sea boats from HMNZS Manawanui were transferred to vessels that responded to the rescue call and were transported ashore,” the NZ defence force said in a statement.
The big swells and high winds reportedly added more complexity to the situation, with boats constantly being pushed towards the reefs.
“Our fire rescue team responded to the Manawanui vessel navy crew in distress, working from last night until this morning,” the post’s caption read.
“Fortunately, no one was heavily injured and no lives were lost. We're proud to say WE SAVED THEM.”
The NZ defence force said smoke was visible from the ship which was listing heavily on Sunday morning. At about 9:00am, it is believed the vessel capsized entirely and is now below the surface.
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“Hmm, now let’s see, there’s supposed to be a reef around here somewhere...”
When DEI (Didn’t Earn It) becomes GRI (Gonna Reef It).
No. But we’re a leading importer. We’ll get there.
in the good ol’ days, the captain would have gone down with the ship
Hell of a price to pay for being stylish.
Was it wooden?
Looks like the crew was hitting the coral reefer.
everything is so boringly predictable.
“If you’re referring to ‘McHale’s Navy’”
No, the 1962 movie, where they filmed in Tahiti and used women from the area (all topless, by the way). And these were REAL WOMEN (no ‘uplifts’, no tattoos), rather than females in Hollywood, which was why they had so much trouble getting the filming crew to fly back to California. What happened during the movie (and off camera) pretty much matched what happened when the Bounty crew ended up in the same neighborhood, although I believe that the women there were a bit more than just topless, at least back then.
In this age of global positioning systems and advanced radar and sonar, why are we hearing all these stories about ships crashing into things—or into each other?
They don’t indicate who the captain was in the article.
I suspect a contributing circumstance is the ship controls. This ship was retrofitted and recommissioned in 2019 so it likely had the same idiotic touchscreen controls that manufacturers have negligently been putting in automobiles.
On a related note, after the US Navy is going back to physical throttles after the fatal crash in 2017 involving the the USS John McCain and a container ship. From 2019:
No More Screen Time! The Navy Reverts to Physical Throttles: The US Navy will eliminate touchscreen controls in destroyers after reports found many sailors did not know how to work them, contributing to accidents.
https://www.wired.com/story/no-more-screen-time-navy-reverts-physical-throttles/
Navy Reverting DDGs Back to Physical Throttles, After Fleet Rejects Touchscreen Controls
https://news.usni.org/2019/08/09/navy-reverting-ddgs-back-to-physical-throttles-after-fleet-rejects-touchscreen-controls
Not in this article but other articles they do. "Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral Garin Golding, said the decision of Captain Yvonne Gray to abandon ship was the “right decision” and would have “saved lives”."
https://www.1news.co.nz/2024/10/06/captains-decision-to-abandon-hmnzs-manawanui-saved-lives-navy-chief/
Amazing how the Chief of the New Zealand Navy knew that the decision was the right decision so quickly.
Part of the problem is a crew still needs to clap their eyes on the sea or the displays to know what’s going on about the ship. All the technology in the world won’t save a ship if it the crew is undisciplined or inattentive. And I think that can happen when a crew relies overly much on their gadgets and gizmos to do their work but gets lazy about monitoring them.
“Passengers?”
Navy ships involved in surveys or other technical operations carry civilians to operate required equipment.
…Or is poorly trained in their duties to begin with.
Ran aground AND sank....now there is the headline!
Ran aground and caught fire?! That’s quite a two-for.
“Ran aground AND sank....now there is the headline!”
What is the problem?
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