The bow of the Navy's fleet tanker, HMNZS Endeavour, has been exposed, allowing the bow thruster to be removed before the ship undergoes dry-dock maintenance in Auckland.
Endeavour arrived back at the Devonport Naval Base last week after exercises near New Caledonia.
Raising the bow involved removing the tanker's ballast.
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