By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-30 01:58:44 | Updated at 2024-11-30 04:35:22
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New Zealand warship captained by British woman sank because it was left on autopilot
Yahoo ^ | November 29, 2024 | Nick Squires
Posted on 11/29/2024 5:53:52 PM PST by george76
A New Zealand naval ship that sank after smashing into a coral reef in the South Pacific was left on autopilot
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human error was to blame for the sinking of HMNZS Manawanui, the first ship that New Zealand has lost since the Second World War.
Yvonne Gray, the vessel’s British-born captain, is originally from Harrogate, Yorkshire, and previously served in the Royal Navy before moving to New Zealand with her wife.
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the crew failed to realise the vessel was on autopilot.
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The cause of the disaster was the ship’s autopilot “not being disengaged when it should have been”, according to Rear-Adml Garin Golding
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Having mistakenly assessed a thruster control failure, standard procedures should have prompted the ship’s crew to check that the ship was under manual control rather than in autopilot.
“This check did not occur. Remaining in autopilot resulted in the ship maintaining a course toward land, until grounding and eventually stranding.”
He said that “the direct cause of the grounding has been determined as a series of human errors”.
After crashing into coral reef off the Samoan island of Upolu, a fire broke out in the engine room and the ship began to sink.
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The ship is one of nine vessels in the country’s small navy.
Rear-Adml Golding added that the incident had “obviously” had an impact on New Zealand’s reputation.
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Judith Collins, the defence minister, said: “We were all terribly disappointed in what happened.”
Following the sinking, social media in New Zealand was rife with comments about “diversity in action”, sexist remarks about “women drivers” and homophobic references to Cdr Gray’s sexuality.
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She and her wife Sharon emigrated to New Zealand in 2012.
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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: affirmativeaction; dei; die; diversity; hmnzs; manawanui; newzealand; woke; womendrivers
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1 posted on 11/29/2024 5:53:52 PM PST by george76
To: george76
She’s at fault, but aren’t second-in-commands supposed to know what’s going on, too?
2 posted on 11/29/2024 5:56:06 PM PST by skr (Righteousness exalteth a nation: sin is a reproach to any people. - Proverbs 14:34)
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3 posted on 11/29/2024 5:57:07 PM PST by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative.)
To: george76
DIE.
Not just for Americans.
4 posted on 11/29/2024 5:57:24 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)
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5 posted on 11/29/2024 5:58:14 PM PST by simpson96
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