Article – RNZRNZ understands an announcement is expected imminently.RNZ GalleryNew Zealand and Samoa have struck a deal over compensation for the Manawanui disaster, with an announcement expected imminently, RNZ understands. Monday 6 October will mark one year since the navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui ran aground on a reef off the southcoast of Upolu and then sank. Village elders have long sought compensation for damage to the reef and for losses to fishing and tourism. It’s understood an agreement has now been reached and it has been left to Samoa’s government to reveal the details. “We had to do a survey to advise New Zealand in terms of compensation,” she said.