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A fact from HMNZS Manawanui (2019) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 4 November 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that in October 2024 Manawanui became the first Royal New Zealand Navy vessel to be lost in peacetime?
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... that the Royal New Zealand Navy dive and hydrographic vessel Manawanui(pictured) sank off Samoa in October 2024?
Source: "The HMNZS Manawanui, a specialist dive and hydrographic vessel worth $100m, sank this morning after it ran aground on a reef off the coast of the Samoan island of Upolu and caught fire last night." from: "He said losing one of the Navy's five crewed ships, the first to be lost in peacetime, was "significant"." from: "HMNZS Manawanui crew and passengers rescued after ship runs aground in Samoa". New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
ALT1: ... that in October 2024 the Manawanui became the first Royal New Zealand Navy vessel to be lost in peacetime? Source: "He said losing one of the Navy's five crewed ships, the first to be lost in peacetime, was "significant"." from: "HMNZS Manawanui crew and passengers rescued after ship runs aground in Samoa". New Zealand Defence Force. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
Comment: Currently nominated at ITN, but not gaining much traction. Will withdraw if it is posted there. Lots of edits over the past days, I have tried to pick out the most significant contributors so far but happy for more to be added.
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The New Zealand government doesnt believe the ship has leaked 200,000 litres of oil. This story on the Australian ABC has a photo that purports to be of the sunken ship, which certainly does not show a massive oil spill. The NZ government also disputes the amount of diesel leaked.
