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- New Zealand navy ship sinks off Samoan coast due to crew mistakes and autopilot being left on
New Zealand navy ship sinks off Samoan coast due to crew mistakes and autopilot being left on
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A New Zealand navy ship, HMNZS Manawanui, was involved in an incident off the coast of Samoa. The ship struck a reef, caught fire, and subsequently sank. The incident resulted in no casualties, as all 75 crew members were rescued safely. The causes of the incident are attributed to a series of oversights by the crew. A court of inquiry report revealed that the crew did not realize that the autopilot system was engaged, which likely contributed to the ship's collision with the reef. The inquiry also highlighted other crew mistakes that led directly to the incident.
We are all appointed on merit, not gender.
I want to reassure the public of New Zealand that we will learn from this situation and that it is on me, as the Chief of Navy, to earn back your trust.
Muscle memory from the person in control should have leaned over to that panel and checked whether the screen said autopilot or not.
The direct cause of the grounding has been determined as a series of human errors which meant the ship's autopilot was not disengaged when it should have been.
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