New Zealand's defence minister hits out at 'misogynist armchair admirals' criticising female captain of sunk ship HMNZS Manawanui
Judith Collins said a "deeply concerning, misogynistic narrative" had been directed at Commander Gray and told one of her critics, a male truck driver from Melbourne, to stick to commenting about "driving trucks rather than driving ships".
New Zealand minister criticises trolling of sunk ship's female captain
New Zealand’s defence minister has criticised "armchair admirals" for suggesting that a female captain’s gender was to blame for the sinking of one of the nation's naval ships. HMNZS Manawanui ran aground one nautical mile from the Samoan island of Upolu on Saturday night while surveying a reef. It later caught fire and capsized.
Captain's Gender Had Nothing to Do With Sinking of New Zealand Naval Ship, Says Defence Minister
New Zealand's Defence Minister on Thursday publicly criticised online trolling of the female captain of a naval vessel that sunk at the weekend, saying while the cause of the incident was unknown, it had nothing to do with the captain’s gender.
New Zealand minister condemns 'misogyny’ over sinking of navy ship
New Zealand's defence minister has condemned online abuse towards the female captain of a navy ship that sank at the weekend.
NZ defence minister takes aim at gender-based critics
The New Zealand defence minister says the impact of the HMNZS Manawanui, sunk in Samoa, is "tracking as well as we could hope for at this point."
HMNZS Manawanui: Samoan villagers told not to eat fish from ocean due to diesel leaks
Villages on the southwest coast of Upolu in Samoa are being told not to eat the fish from the ocean in front of their homes ...
HMNZS Manawanui sinking: Rescuer tells of harrowing mission to save crew, emotional scenes
The rescuer - who owns commercial diving company Ark Marine - was called upon on Saturday night after news broke that a Royal ...
NZDF To Hold Court Of Inquiry Into HMNZS Manawanui Sinking
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has announced details of its Court of Inquiry (COI) into the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui ...
'Very worst imagining became a reality': Commander of HMNZS Manawanui reflects on disaster
The captain of the doomed HMNZS Manawanui says the disaster was when her “very worst imagining became a reality”. Commander ...
Is HMNZS Manawanui leaking? Conflicting reports from NZ and Samoa
We also saw an oil slick on the water which the New Zealand Defence Force maintains is residual fuel from the initial sinking ...
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New Zealand’s HMNZS Manawanui capsizes after running aground
The HMNZS Manawanui grounded off the Samoan coast, capsizing the following day. A coordinated rescue effort led by the New ...
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New Zealand Navy Hydrographic Ship HMNZS Manawanui Sinks Near Samoa
Royal New Zealand Navy hydrographic dive and survey ship HMNZS Manawanui (A09) sank on Sunday after running aground off the ...
New Zealand navy ship sinks, prompting environmental concerns
An oil spill is highly likely, said local authorities, after the New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui sank near Samoa.
HMNZS Manawanui: What we know about the ship's sinking
The Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui has sunk off the coast of Samoa after running aground on a reef. The 75 passengers and crew were evacuated into life rafts after the incident on Saturday night - a move ...
New Zealand launches inquiry into sinking of HMNZS Manawanui amid growing environmental concern
A Samoan man said oil from the sunk HMNZS Manawanui was identifiable along the coast for several kilometres which would have ...
New Zealand loses first naval ship since WWII; vessel threatening oil spill off Samoan coast
New Zealand’s Navy lost its first ship since World War II after the HMNZS Manawanui sank on a reef off the coast of Samoa on ...