New Zealand Does Not Plan to Replace Lost Survey Ship Manawanui

When the survey ship Manawanui went down off the coast of Samoa in October, New Zealand’s small navy lost more than a tenth of its fleet. The vessel will not be replaced, New Zealand’s defense minister said early this week, and her missions will be picked up by the patrol boat HMNZS Otago – a much smaller vessel lacking Manawanui’s working deck and 100-tonne crane.

It is as yet unclear whether Manawanui’s wreck will be raised, but refuelin…