The sinking of the HMNZS Manawanui couldn’t have come at a more fragile time for our Defence Force.
Seventy-five crew and passengers were rescued by Samoa’s Fire and Emergency Services Authority after the $100 million Navy vessel ran aground south of Upolu, Samoa, on Saturday. It sank early on Sunday.
The vessel had the equivalent of third-party insurance, to provide some cover for salvage a...
