John McLean: Manawa Hooey

hooey (noun, informal): something that is not true or does not make sense, although some people may believe it

In 2021, a man named Satish Ghule, relying solely on Google maps for directions to an intended trekking destination in India, drove his car straight into a river and drowned.

On 5 October 2024, Commander Yvonne Gray, captain of New Zealand Navy ship HMNZS Manawanui, called it a day after surveying the seabed adjacent to a Samoan reef.

Professor Robert MacCulloch: Are Former PMs Ardern & Hipkins Behind Manawanui's Sinking....

Are Former PMs Ardern & Hipkins Behind Manawanui's Sinking in Samoa that has caused priceless sea & reef damage? By the way, the ship had no rudder. It turned using "Azipods" !?

Leading accident investigators are bewildered by the NZ Government's Press Conference (by Defense Minister Collins & Naval Command) which gave the world's media the headline, "NZ Navy: Human error caused Manawanui sinking". The top people in this line of business repeatedly state such accidents are caused by many factors that combine to form a "perfect storm". Trying to argue there's one factor, like human error, is always misplaced.

Professor Robert MacCulloch: PM Ardern and the Manawanui sinking

Is the Truth Out - that PM Ardern's government made a (Defense Force Underfunding) decision that led to Manawanui's Sinking & Billion $ Environmental Fiasco?

Who was the official "sponsor" of the now sunken NZ Naval ship Manawanui? None other than former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. And now it seems we may already know what led to the total loss of the Manawanui and destruction of the way of life of large numbers of Samoan villagers. In an interview that may turn out to be a big mistake - and will be making his former political colleagues & Defense Force Staff nervous beyond belief - since it may open up huge legal claims on New Zealand from the Samoan government - former Ardern Labour Government Defense Minister Ron Mark has just revealed that his: