New Zealand’s government said Monday it had agreed to pay 10 million Samoan tala ($3.6m) in compensation to Samoa’s government, a year after New Zealand sailors drove a navy ship aground on a reef off the Pacific Island nation.
All 75 people on board evacuated to safety as the boat foundered about 1.6km off the coast of Upolu, Samoa’s second largest island before it caught fire and sank. The wreck of HMNZS Manawanui remains at the site of the sinking on 6 Oct 2024, and a decision about whether it will remain there hasn't been made.
