Crew abandon ship in liferafts after Navy vessel runs aground in Samoa

The crew of the HMNZS Manawanui had to abandon ship late on Saturday evening after running aground near a reef. An Air Force plane has flown to Samoa to help with rescue efforts. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [Support our Journalism]( [Support our Journalism »](     STUFF DAILY 06 October 2024   Kia ora {NAME}, Hello and welcome to your morning briefing from Stuff, bringing you the top stories and news you'll want to read. [Crew abandon ship in liferafts after Navy vessel runs aground in Samoa]( The crew of the HMNZS Manawanui had to abandon ship late on Saturday evening after running aground near a reef. An Air Force plane has flown to Samoa to help with rescue efforts. How much do you value news? If strong independent media in NZ matters to you, support our work today. [I'd like to contribute →]( [Strong earthquake jolts Wellington awake]( An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7, located west of Wellington, was “loud and long and strong”. [The Facebook sleuths who uncovered a stolen car racket]( When a South Auckland woman’s car was stolen, she turned detective, and ended up in the murky world of ‘chop shops’. [‘We’ve thrived’: The rise and rise of Upper Hutt (yeah, seriously)]( The Hutt is not only undervalued in image, but price too, say homeowners and businesses eyeing “paradise” valley. 📺 Watch [ThreeNews]( tonight at 6pm for more on these stories and today's biggest news. ThreeNews is made by Stuff and available on ThreeNow and Three. ✉️ Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters.]( EDITORS' PICKS   [Stuff morning quiz: Oct 6]( Who proposed the theory of relativity? [The soul-stirring beauty of the Scottish isles you never knew existed]( A small-ship cruise takes in the UK’s most northerly islands, which are closer to Norway’s Bergen than they are to Scotland’s Edinburgh. [Lazy Sunday Club: Two rosy-hued recipes that taste as good as they look]( Using tomatoes, rhubarb and strawberry, Lazy Sunday Club offers a sweet and savoury take on the blushing colour. [Watch: Explosive-packed drone boat slams into oil tanker in Red Sea]( The incident punctured a tank that holds water to keep the freighter stable when it doesn’t have cargo, a UK naval liaison said. [Why this ad]( NZ NEWS [Police report sighting of Tom Phillips and missing Marokopa children]( ['Uber Eats for drugs': Teens getting more than a scrolling fix online]( [Caterer disappears, leaves brides almost $25,000 out of pocket]( WORLD [Iranian supreme leader praises missile attack on Israel, says Iran will do it again if necessary]( [Musk to join Trump at US election rally at the site of assassination attempt]( [Biggest solar flare since 2017 shoots out]( SPORT [Luna Rossa dominates first day of Women’s America’s Cup]( [The end of the New Zealand-Italian America’s Cup love affair]( [The Women’s America’s Cup is the start not the goal of diversification]( LIFESTYLE [The best new movies to see (and avoid) in Kiwi cinemas this weekend]( [‘Bit of an addiction’: The 11,000-kilometre journey raising funds for cancer]( ['Worst house, best street' in Ponsonby vacant for 10 years]( [Manage Stuff Account](?lid=o81w18zy7pp3) [Unsubscribe](EMAIL}/2c520dc6-86e5-5f70-b825-d54222a8d29c/communication-subscription/stuff-newsletter-newsletter-stuff_daily/unsubscribe?auth_hash=+Q+oiAj7HWBqZPdq0WUHJbwxHdVOAYl1QSMT/b2ttiw=) | [Terms & Conditions]( | [Privacy Policy]( You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to the Stuff Daily newsletter. Did a friend forward you this email? [Sign up to get Stuff Daily in your inbox.]( Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonby, Auckland 1021, New Zealand [Instagram]( [TikTok](nzstuff?lang=en&lid=n8t1km9oih6m) [YouTube](StuffNewZealand?lid=eqjtoiade8fa) * You can email us at feedback@stuff.co.nz, or call us on 0800 339 000.