New Zealand’s defense minister issued stinging rebukes of what she said were “vile” and “misogynistic” online remarks by “armchair admirals” about the woman captain of a navy ship that ran aground, caught fire and sank off the coast of Samoa.

New Zealand's defense minister, Judith Collins, condemned the "vile" and "misogynistic" online comments aimed at Commander Yvonne Gray, the captain of a navy ship that sank off Samoa.

Judith Collins said a "deeply concerning, misogynistic narrative" had been directed at Commander Gray and told one of her critics, a male truck driver from Melbourne, to stick to commenting about "driving trucks rather than driving ships".