Nifo helped find, guide and evacuate crew on to safe areas so they could come ashore. The Chief of Defence Force (CDF), Air Marshal Tony Davies, awarded Nifo a high-level commendation for his involvement. “His courage and determined efforts, in what was an extremely complex and deteriorating environment, were a major factor in the entire crew of Manawanui being safely rescued,” Davies said. HMNZS Manawanui supply ship hit a reef before catching fire and sinking last month off Samoa. The Double Down responded immediately and helped with rescue operations throughout the evening by transferring the Manawanui crew from life rafts to the cable ship MS Lodbrog.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 14, 2024 19:14 UTC