Back in October 2024, I observed the "investigation" by the New Zealand Navy that found that the sinking of one of their ships was "not the captain's fault" was rather hasty, and that their statement was pretty much a statement that it was the captain's fault, and likely having something to do with her being a diversity hire.
Fast forward to today, and we find that the captain had the ship on autopilot while sailing near reefs. It's a lesson I remember learning when learning to sail as a kid in the Florida Keys. Autopilot is supposed to be used only when you don't have likely obstructions, and in the world's premier Navy, ours, crashing a ship into an obstacle generally leads to the commander being replaced.
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