Manawanui, the 44-metre boat owned by Australian couple Paul and Wilma Adams. Photo / Getty Images
Manawanui, the 44-metre boat owned by Australian couple Paul and Wilma Adams. Photo / Getty Images
A couple looking for a boat to buy online have opted for an unusual purchase - an ex-New Zealand warship.
Paul and Wilma Adams are now the proud owners the Royal New Zealand Navy dive tender Manawanui.
Mrs Adams said she felt "overwhelmed" to own such a prized item, whichthey will dock in Carrington, a suburb of Newcastle, 160km north of Sydney, according to the Daily Mail.
"What more can you ask for,'' she told the ABC.
"Paul (husband) looked regularly on websites to find a suitable ship and when he came out with it, it was like, 'hey darling, I've found the ship!'
The Manawanui is purpose-built for diving sea missions.
Purchased for a "few hundred thousand dollars", the 44m long ship boasts a decompression chamber, a domed bell for deep diving and a crane for heavy lifting overboard.