The crash happened at the Lumut naval base in the western state of Perak, the navy said.
Almost 3000 regular force and civilian staff have resigned in the past 18 months.
CCTV last caught Joseph Ahuriri filling up his ute at a petrol station near Napier.
More than 700 family and friends lined the wharf to greet the 175 crew members in scenes of utter jubilation.
The woman claimed a senior officer drugged and sexually assaulted her while she was on an exchange with the NZ Royal Navy.
"I woke up naked, covered in vomit, semen and urine."
The ship carried 250,000 litres of water.
It comes as the first pictures of New Zealand's Navy vessels in Tonga emerge.
Two Navy vessels are currently en-route to the Kingdom.
The Government is ramping up support for the island kingdom by dispatching two Navy vessels filled with supplies.
It's just the second US Navy ship to visit New Zealand since the 1980s.
The vessel - an Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer - will berth in Wellington over the next fortnight.
Guam has recorded more than 220 COVID-19 deaths.
China has sent dozens of aircraft towards Taiwan in recent days.
The sailor was found guilty of three serious sexual assault and violation charges.
The lawyer said that having two allegations from different women about the same night was coincidental, and both women instigated the encounters.
The 27-year-old man has interim name suppression for his trial in Auckland.
He believes they could be a threat to national security.
Experts say it is likely the submarine was crushed by water pressure.
Forty-six people are isolating as a precaution.
