Lesbian commander of New Zealand ship sinks $100 million naval …
WEB1 day ago · Commander Yvonne Gray moved to New Zealand in 2012 after traveling to the country with her lesbian wife for a vacation. Gray had previously served in the British Navy since 1993 before joining NZ forces, according to her Royal NZ bio. This was Gray's first-ever ship command. Gray appeared to champion diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.
Ex-Royal Navy commander praised for saving lives after New …
WEB3 days ago · Commander Yvonne Gray gave the order for all hands to abandon ship when it ran aground and caught fire off the coast of Samoa – it then listed heavily and 12 hours later was entirely submerged. Chief of Navy, Rear Admiral Garin Golding, said she made the "right decision" to evacuate the 75 people aboard, which "saved lives".
Ex-Royal Navy officer praised for saving lives after ship catches fire ...
WEB3 days ago · Commander Yvonne Gray from North Yorkshire was in charge of the £60m New Zealand Navy vessel which sank on Sunday. ... the defence minister suggested. According to a report on 1 News, the defence ...
Yorkshire woman takes command of Royal New Zealand Navy Ship
WEBDec 9, 2022 · Harrogate-born Yvonne Gray trained as a teacher and once hoped to open her own restaurant. Instead she said she found her perfect niche as a naval officer, first in the Royal Navy and now in the Pacific with the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).
'Very worst imagining became a reality': Commander of HMNZS …
WEB2 days ago · The captain of the doomed HMNZS Manawanui says the disaster was when her “very worst imagining became a reality”. Commander Yvonne Gray was in charge of the $100 million New Zealand naval ship ...
‘Bad day’: New Zealand navy ship runs aground and sinks off Samoa
WEB3 days ago · Commanding officer Yvonne Gray, a former Royal Navy officer, ordered all hands to abandon ship on Saturday night — which New Zealand’s Defence Minister and senior navy commanders said was the ...
HMNZS Manawanui: Collins slams 'deeply misogynist' comments
WEB9 hours ago · She said that Gray has been attacked online since the sinking of the ship off the coast of Samoa over the weekend. Collins said a "deeply concerning misogynist narrative reared its head before our people had even made it home to New Zealand". A Court of Inquiry has been already planned to examine the cause of the wreck, she said.
Watch: Judith Collins faces questions amid conflicting reports
WEB7 hours ago · Defence Minister Judith Collins has lashed out at what she calls "deeply misogynist" comments about the sinking of the HMS Manawanui and its captain, Commander Yvonne Gray. Collins said that Gray has been attacked online since the sinking of the ship off the coast of Samoa over the weekend. Collins said a "deeply concerning misogynist narrative ...
HMNZS Manawanui sinking: Two people treated in hospital in …
WEB4 days ago · It then began to list and at 7.52pm Commander Yvonne Gray decided to evacuate the ship. ... saw the news about the ship on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) at 3.30am and drove 30 minutes ...
HMNZS Manawanui: New Zealand loses first naval ship since WW2 …
WEB2 days ago · New Zealand’s Navy lost its first ship since World War II after the HMNZS Manawanui sank on a reef off the coast of Samoa on Sunday creating a potential environmental disaster in waters used for ...