New Zealand: Minister slams misogynistic 'armchair admirals' – DW – 10/11/2024
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After a New Zealand navy vessel struck a reef and sunk, some social media users have identified the captain's gender as the principal cause. The country's defense minister has slammed the sexist abuse.

After a New Zealand navy vessel struck a reef and sunk, some social media users have identified the captain’s gender as the principal cause. The country’s defense minister has slammed the sexist abuse.

New Zealand’s defense minister has called out “vile” and “misogynistic” criticism of the female captain of a navy ship that sank off the coast of Samoa on Sunday.

“Seriously, it’s 2024,” Judith Collins told reporters on Thursday. “What the hell’s going on here? Where’s a bit of decency?”

HMNZS Manawanui ran aground on a reef it was surveying about a mile off the coast of Upolu, Samoa’s most populous island, before catching fire.

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
    18·
    1 month ago

    So what have they said yet about the actual cause?

    kagis

    Sounds like nothing, but this is interesting:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMNZS_Manawanui_(2019)

    The sinking will be investigated by a naval Court of Inquiry.[46] “[Chief of Navy, rear admiral Garin] Golding said some parts of the inquiry would likely be public but others - for example where commercially sensitive information was involved - would remain confidential.”[47]

    I mean, “security sensitive” would be surprising but at least something I’d maybe expect for a military ship, but “commercially-sensitive”? For a navy ship?

    Only thing I can think of is that the New Zealand state was looking for oil or something.

    looks more

    She had previously served as the civilian survey vessel MV Edda Fonn in the Norwegian oil and gas industry.

    Ah. Well, maybe that is a possibility, then.

    • NighedEnglish
      5·
      1 month ago

      Lots of the oil exploration ships are custom built for the job. This one is old, but I would guess that there may be some design information regarding it’s survey capability that was marked as protected when it was purchased, even if it’s not really relevant anymore