Pacific 7 & Bay Underwater Services Ltd
Pacific 7 & Bay Underwater Services Ltd — The Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui ran aground and was lost off Samoa in 2024, and as part of Op RESOLUTION Pacific 7 & Bay Underwater Services were contracted to undertake the safe removal, recovery and disposal of diesel oil and other potential contaminants. While presenting a unique challenge for the company, this technically complex work was completed successfully. The magnitude and complexity of the salvage task, couple with the environmental challenges saw the team take innovative and collaborative approaches with Navy and other parties. Known for salvage and diving capabilities through operations around New Zealand and the South West Pacific (including MV Rena ), activity centred around environmental protection and required the safe removal of over 300,000 litres of fuel and oils into a barge that had to be moored in such a way to minimise damage to the reef on which Manawanui foundered. Alongside Marine Industrial Design (winners of the 2025 Sub-contractor or SME