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New Zealand loses first naval ship to sea since WW2
The HMNZS Manawanui ran aground while surveying a reef off the coast of Samoa before sinking.
www.bbc.com
The Royal New Zealand Navy has lost its first ship to the sea since World War Two, after one of its vessels ran aground off the coast of Samoa.
HMNZS Manawanui, a specialist diving and ocean imaging ship, came into trouble about one nautical mile from the island of Upolu on Saturday night local time, while conducting a survey of a reef.
It later caught fire before capsizing.
All 75 people on board were evacuated onto lifeboats and rescued early on Sunday, New Zealand's Defence Force said in a statement.
Officials said the cause of the grounding was unknown and will be investigated.
Well, I guess they found the reef! You can bet some poor rating will get the blame given the captain's protected status.
Looks like the Captain is a lesbian.....Well scissors me timbers!
In 2012, Commander Gray and her wife Sharon moved to New Zealand after falling in love with the country during a campervan holiday.
Sigh, that's what you get when you make the cook a captain.
Never fear.....Tomorrows PC NZ headline:
"Female lesbian captain sinks ship, creates a new reef, environmentalists ecstatic!!!!!"
