Salvors Approach the End of Fuel Removal for Lost Survey Ship Manawanui

Salvors hired by the New Zealand Defence Force have recovered a substantial share of the fuel aboard the lost survey ship HMNZS Manawanui, which ran aground on a reef and sank off Samoa in October 2024.  

Working from a moored deck barge, the salvage divers pumped off enough diesel and oily water to make two return trips to Apia to offload full tank containers (tanktainers) and return with new empties. 

“The salvors have recovered a significant amount of …