The HMNZS Manawanui ran aground while surveying a reef south of Samoa last October. Photo: AP PHOTO

The New Zealand government has paid the Samoan government 10 million tala ($A5.3 million) following the sinking of a Royal New Zealand Navy vessel off the coast of Samoa in 2024.

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Manawanui, the navy's specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, ran aground near the southern coast of Upolu in October 2024 as it was conducting a reef survey.

The ship's crew abandoned the ship, which later capsized and sank. All 75 crew members survived. An initial inquiry into the grounding found it was c

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