10,864 views Aug 6, 2021 #Force4NZ#NZNavySailing on 14 metre swells – how would you do? 🤔🌊 During the passage home this week, HMNZS Wellington and the crew encountered some rough seas – sea state 8 and at times pushing 9! HMMZS Wellington arrived home yesterday after being away for over three weeks in the PacificContinue reading “Royal New Zealand Navy: HMNZS Wellington sails rough seas”
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HMNZS Aotearoa departs on resupply mission to Antarctica
17 January, 2025 HMNZS Aotearoa, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s maritime sustainment vessel, is sailing to Antarctica to deliver food, supplies and engineering equipment for New Zealand and United States bases on the ice. Commander Rob Welford, Aotearoa’s Commanding Officer, says he and his ship’s company are excited to be travelling to a part ofContinue reading “HMNZS Aotearoa departs on resupply mission to Antarctica”
Fuel recovery underway at wreck of HMNZS Manawanui
Fuel recovery from the wreck of the HMNZS Manawanui began today. (Source: NZDF) The recovery of fuel from the wreck of the HMNZS Manawanui has begun off the coast of Samoa today. The Navy vessel sank after it ran aground on a coral reef off the coast of Upolu and caught fire on October 6 lastContinue reading “Fuel recovery underway at wreck of HMNZS Manawanui”
