HMNZS Manawanui
former entity
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- HMNZS Manawanui
- IMO number
- 9273662
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- former entity
- Gross tonnage
- 4,523
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 84.7 m
- Beam
- 18 m
- Year built
- 2003
- Builder
- Myklebust Verft
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- Royal New Zealand Navy
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About HMNZS Manawanui
HMNZS Manawanui was a dive and hydrographic vessel of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). It had previously served as the civilian survey vessel MV Edda Fonn in the Norwegian oil and gas industry. The ship was purchased for the RNZN in 2018, and commissioned on 7 June 2019, replacing the hydrographic survey ship HMNZS Resolution and diving support vessel HMNZS Manawanui (A09). Manawanui entered operational service in early 2020 and undertook multiple deployments in the Pacific over subsequent years, participating in RIMPAC 2020 and supporting operations in the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023. Manawanui sank on 6 October 2024 after running aground while surveying a reef off the coast of Samoa. All 75 people on board Manawanui were rescued. In late November 2024, the first report from the naval inquiry into the Manawanui's sinking attributed the sinking to human error.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMNZS Manawanui now?
- HMNZS Manawanui has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is HMNZS Manawanui?
- HMNZS Manawanui is a former entity, built in 2003 by Myklebust Verft. The vessel is 84.7 m long with a beam of 18 m and has a gross tonnage of 4,523.
- Who owns HMNZS Manawanui?
- HMNZS Manawanui is operated by Royal New Zealand Navy. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has HMNZS Manawanui been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for HMNZS Manawanui appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).