An ‘appalled’ New Zealand official says a navy ship didn’t sink because its captain was a woman
New Zealand’s Defense Minister Judith Collins has decried what she called misogynistic online comments about the woman commander of a navy ship which ran aground, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa on Sunday.
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 criticises trolling of sunk ship's female captain
Collins said she was appalled to see online trolling from "armchair admirals, people who will never have to make decisions which mean life or death for their subordinates". She ad
Female British captain’s gender ‘played no part’ in sinking of navy ship
The sinking of a Royal New Zealand Navy ship in the South Pacific had nothing to do with the fact that the British-born captain is a woman, the country’s defence minister said, criticising “armchair admirals” who are speculating on the causes of the disaster.
Captain's gender irrelevant in NZ ship sinking, says minister
Judith Collins, New Zealand's Defense Minister on Thursday (October 10) publicly criticized online trolling of the female captain of a naval vessel that sunk at the weekend, saying while the cause of the incident was unknown,
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.
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