4:46 pm today

Govt promises to do all it can to clean up sinking of Manawanui

From Checkpoint, 4:46 pm today

The government is promising to do all it can to help with the cleanup from the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa. Locals have been reporting an oil-like substance in the water around the wreck, and rubbish floating everywhere. The ship sank on Saturday evening after apparently hitting a reef in a marine sancturary off the southern coast of Upolu. The loss of the 100 million dollar ship means the New Zealand Navy is now down to a fleet of five. A Court of Inquiry is underway, but the disaster also raises questions about moral and financial obligations for the damage done to Samoa. David Capie Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies at Victoria University spoke to Lisa Owen.