Histoire
This diving tender (moa class) was built in 1979 by Whangarei Engineering & Construction Ltd (WECO).
Notes historiques
In 1978 this vessel was constructed as a diving tender.
In 1988 this vessel was recommissioned as the basic seamanship and navigation training vessel attached to the Royal New Zealand Naval College.
Propriétaires et capitaines
She was owned by the Royal New Zealand Navy.
In 2011-2018 she had previously been owned by Peter White-Robinson (a New Zwalander living in Vancouver BC Canada.
In 2018 she was sold while berthed in Florida.
In 2021 British authorities seized this Jamaica-registered vessel in the English Channel while it was carrying $280 million worth of cocaine.
Signification du nom
The name Kahu comes from the Māori-language kāhu - the name for the native swamp harrier hawk.
Reconstructions
In 2011 she was rebuilt as a luxury yacht by Fitzroy Yachts. She was refitted in 2012.
