{"id":63155,"date":"2022-12-09T14:50:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T14:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/12\/09\/a-third-of-new-zealands-navy-ships-are-docked-over-lack-of-crew\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:47:31","slug":"a-third-of-new-zealands-navy-ships-are-docked-over-lack-of-crew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2022\/12\/09\/a-third-of-new-zealands-navy-ships-are-docked-over-lack-of-crew\/","title":{"rendered":"A third of New Zealand\u2019s Navy ships are docked over lack of crew"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WELLINGTON, New Zealand \u2014 Three of the Royal New Zealand Navy\u2019s nine ships are now docked at the Devonport naval base indefinitely, due to insufficient personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 279-foot offshore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2021\/05\/13\/new-zealand-is-seeking-industry-info-to-build-antarctic-patrol-vessel\/\" target=\"_blank\">patrol vessel<\/a> HMNZS Wellington is now the third ship to enter a period of idleness, joining the Navy\u2019s other offshore patrol vessel HMNZS Otago and one of the two remaining 180-foot inshore patrol vessels HMZNS Hawea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief of Defence Force Air Marshal Kevin Short declared the move would free up engineering personnel amid a workforce attrition. 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