Female captain not to blame for sinking of $61M navy ship: New Zealand defense minister
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New Zealand's Defense Minister has clapped back at claims that the appointment of a female captain to commandeer a $61 million navy ship ultimately led to its sinking.
The incident sparked debate online about whether the captain, Commander Yvonne Gray, was hired, in part due to her gender and sexuality in accordance with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) ideology. Michael Dorgan is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
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Judith Collins, who is New Zealand’s first female defense minister, rebuked such claims and said there is a "misogynistic narrative" surrounding the sinking. The cause of the sinking has yet to be determined.
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