Thursday, 17 October 2024, 5:50 pm Press Release: New Zealand Defence Force
The three containers from the ship will be removed
from the reef over the coming days.
HMNZS Canterbury
has arrived in Apia harbour to support the Government of
Samoa’s hosting of the Commonwealth Heads of Government
Meeting. The ship is also transporting equipment that can
assist in our ongoing response.
The New Zealand
Defence Force (NZDF) task group ashore and Maritime NZ have
confirmed that so far no pollution has been found on the
shorelines, nor any deceased wildlife.
The NZDF
continues to conduct daily beach surveys together with local
authorities and have not found any evidence of pollution or
fuel affecting the shoreline.
RNZAF uncrewed aerial
vehicles have been assisting with shoreline
surveys.
Diving continues with a focus on damage
assessment and obtaining imagery to aid in the investigation
and containment.
An RNZAF P-8A Poseidon and crew
have conducted several surveillance flights to provide
imagery and assessments of the
site.
