‘Navy’s newest vessels haven’t left port for years
Two of the Navy’s newest vessels haven’t left port in years, and in the past three months, just five of the Navy’s 11 ships have made it out to sea.
New figures from the Defence Force show in-shore patrol vessel HMNZS Pukaki hasn’t spent a single day out of port since the end of 2012, and HMNZS Taupo hasn’t done the same since the end of 2013, Newshub reported….’
And how many senior officers does the NZ Navy have sitting on their backsides in Wellington?
We’re just as bad,we have line officers in the Navy who are retiring having never gone to sea.Wooden men and iron ships you know.
Comments section is interesting
http://thedailyblog.co.nz/2016/04/18/first-sell-the-frigates-not-the-patrol-boats/
Obviously a few sea dogs who know a thing or two