00:00I can confirm at 6.40am today, the ship was listing heavily and smoke was visible from the ship.
00:08At 9am, it was known to have capsized and is now below the surface.
00:15At this stage, the exact cause of the grounding is unknown and this will need further investigation.
00:22I can confirm there were 75 people on board at the time the ship ran aground,
00:28including seven civilians from scientific agencies and four foreign military personnel.
00:34There will obviously be an inquiry, a court of inquiry, to establish exactly what caused this incident.
00:41I look forward to pinpointing the cause so that we can learn from it and avoid a repeat.
00:46The immediate focus right now is on mitigating the environmental impacts
00:51and salvaging what is left of the Manawanui, if that is possible.
00:55It's a really sad day for the Navy.
00:58Can you elaborate on your thoughts?
01:01Well, it's really sad. I mean, you can see people here, they're not happy.
01:04It's really sad, but everyone came through and that, I have to say,
01:11is down to the professionalism, the training and their own courage.
01:18Look, they're undertaking a survey of an area that I understand had not been surveyed since 1987.
01:26And that means, and since then, there have been hurricanes and tsunami and all sorts of things.
01:34So this was work that needed to be done.
01:37And, you know, look, I think the main thing is nobody lost their lives.
01:44And that is actually something of a triumph, frankly, given the very, very difficult circumstances.
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