WELLINGTON — New Zealand said Sunday it had rescued all 75 sailors from a navy vessel that ran aground and sank off Samoa while conducting a reef survey.

Emergency services worked through the night to rescue dozens of crew from the smoldering and sinking HMNZS Manawanui after it struck the reef off the south coast of Upolu.

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