Ship didn’t sink because its captain was a woman, ‘appalled’ defense minister says
New Zealand's Judith Collins rebuked the online remarks by “armchair admirals” about the captain of a navy ship that ran aground and caught fire.
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.
New Zealand Navy ship sinks off Samoa, all 75 onboard safe
Manawanui, a specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, ran aground near the southern coast of Upolu as it was conducting a reef survey.
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
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.
New Zealand ship didn’t sink because its captain was a woman, the ‘appalled’ defense minister says
New Zealand's defense minister issued stinging rebukes of what she said were “vile” and “misogynistic” online remarks by “armchair admirals” about the woman captain of a navy ship that ran aground, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa.
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,
Minister hits out at ‘armchair admirals’ over sexist claims about sinking
New Zealand’s defence minister Judith Collins hit out at ‘vile’ claims on social media after the ship sank on Sunday.
First image reveals $100m Manawanui shipwreck on bottom of ocean floor
The New Zealand Defence Force has released the first image of the doomed $100 million Royal New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui underwater. It comes ...
No evidence of major fuel spill on Samoan reef where New Zealand navy ship sank
Samoa’s deputy prime minister says there's no evidence of a major fuel spill on a Samoan reef after a New Zealand navy ship ...
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Pacific News Minute: New Zealand naval ship sinks off Samoa
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LGBTQ Navy Captain Rams Ship Into Reef Off Samoan Coast
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Samoa warns of ‘highly probable’ fuel spill after New Zealand navy ship caught fire and sank
New Zealand will hold a court of inquiry into the loss of the ship, which was one of nine in its navy. The cause of the ...
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'Small' oil leaks detected in Samoa after NZ navy shipwreck
Samoa on Tuesday said it had detected and contained "small leakages" from a New Zealand navy vessel wrecked on a reef while ...
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Jericho Malabonga, Australian Survivor S2 winner: 'I came out of the show feeling limitless'
While getting into Survivor felt unreal for Jericho, reality hit hard once he stepped into Upolu, Samoa as a castaway. "There were so many unpredictable things that came our way," he shares ...
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Manawanui sinking: an expert explains why a speedy cleanup will be crucial – and the main challenges ahead
The HMNZS Manawanui ran aground last weekend on a reef about one nautical mile off the south coast of Upolu, Samoa’s most ...