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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Anthony France

New Zealand minister hits out at cruel trolls targeting sunk ship’s female captain

New Zealand’s defence minister has blasted “armchair admirals” for suggesting that a female captain’s gender was to blame after a $100million naval ship sank under her command.

HMNZS Manawanui, a specialist dive and hydrographic vessel, ran aground close to the Samoan island of Upolu on Saturday.

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