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SINKING FEELING OF SHAME (Now): Defence Minister Natuva labels the running aground of RFNS Kiro as "shameful news for the Navy". Its same vessel that was used to beat Speight and his coupists on way to Nukulau

18/7/2016

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"The most demeaning verbal threat incident was when we were threatened with sexual assault and that individual even stated that it was common in the Navy and on the RFNS Kiro...I told them I would prefer to be shot than be sodomized on board the Kiro" - George Speight to BOI

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RFNS Kiro (left) ran aground at the Cakauyawa reef near Makuluva Island
* Natuva says a Board of Inquiry would be set up to determine the cause of the Kiro grounding
* Fijileaks: When will Viliame Naupoto, the then Naval Commander and now Commander of the RFMF, be arrested and charged, as recommended by a Board of Inquiry into the beatings of George Speight and his fellow coupists on board the RFNS Kiro?

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And what about shameful Natuva? When will he face a Board of Inquiry?

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NATUVA on RFNS Kiro grounding

DEFENCE Minister Timoci Natuva has labelled the running aground of Republic of Fiji Naval Ship RFNS Kiro as "shameful news for the Navy".

RFNS Kiro ran aground last Friday on Cakauyawa Reef near Makuluva Island, just a little more than 10km outside of Suva.

Confirming the incident last night, Mr Natuva said a board of inquiry would be set up to determine the cause of the incident.

"But it's shameful news for the Navy because hardly in any navy that (a) ship has run aground," Mr Natuva said.

"Right at the moment I don't have the details because it has to go through an investigation board of inquiry and the outcome of what happened and then there would maybe a court-martial."

He said a ship equipped with modern technology such as a Global Positioning System (GPS), radar, gyrocompass and sea charts should not run aground.

Mr Natuva said the Prime Minister and former Navy Commander Voreqe Bainimarama had not been briefed on the matter.

"The Prime Minister should have been briefed this afternoon (yesterday) and it is shameful that it has not happened."

He said he does not know right now whether the ship would be salvaged or not.

Mr Natuva said with RFNS Kiro running aground, it would be difficult for the Navy to patrol Fiji's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

"Even though we have five ships, they are limited in their capability."

The RFNS Kiro was provided to the Fiji Navy by the Australian Defense Force in 1995.

As of yesterday evening, a team from this newspaper that visited the site noted the vessel was still stuck on the reef.

When contacted last night, acting Navy Commander Marika Vosawale said he would not comment on the matter.

With RFNS Kiro running aground, the Navy is left with four operational vessels RFNS Kikau, Kula, Levuka and Lautoka. Source: Fiji Times, 19 July 2016

As RFNS Kiro lies grounded - photo to prove - Naupoto and other navy and military officers had destroyed all the photos of Speight and his coupists getting beaten up on board the Kiro

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Lieutenant Bradley Thomas Bower, Commanding Officer RFNS Kiro to the Board of Inquiry into the 'Speight beatings', July 2000: 'Around 0500hrs ship exited Suva Harbour for Nukulau...Ship entered Makuluva passage around 0630hrs and anchored off Nukulau".

Fijileaks:
RFNS Kiro ran aground last Friday on Cakauyawa Reef near Makuluva Island, just a little more than 10km outside of Suva

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16 Comments
Hanky Panky Sailor
18/7/2016 10:12:05 pm

OMG

I hope they were not up to some hanky sexy panky on board when they hit the reef

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J.V
19/7/2016 03:33:10 am

This is just a beginning.The wrath of the Vanua is kicking in slowly.Bainimarama is eager to buy a replacement Naval Ship from China.

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Escobar
19/7/2016 04:24:38 am

That means that every ship that runs aground in Fiji water is caused by the wrath of the vanua. Come on give me a break.

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Pita
19/7/2016 08:32:36 am

Escobar, talking to us from the other side again are we? If a dead man can speak to us from the other side like you and unless you can explain to us in your pseudo rationalist terms the ghost ship occurrences like the MV Joyita and the Marie Celeste, and also why our Beqa Fire walkers are able to defy science and walk barefoot on white hot rocks I can believe the wrath of the Vanua theory for the grounding of the Kiro,

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Nick
19/7/2016 01:09:45 pm

Actually, fire walking has a very concrete scientific explanation and to let you know, fire walking is not unique to Beqa and has its roots in Greece.

The Specialist
19/7/2016 01:17:58 pm

Schizophrenia = ghost ships.
Walking on fire is here: Modern physics has explained the phenomenon, concluding that the amount of time the foot is in contact with the ground is not enough to induce a burn, combined with the fact that embers are not good conductors of heat (wikipedia).

Regards,

Bomb
19/7/2016 09:47:39 pm

Tell your Beqans to jump onto a pit of white hot stones without going through the ritualistic mumbo jumbo, and we'd all become believers.

Or ask them to stand on the hot stones for 5 min! That's the essence of what you claim. Unfortunately, that's not what your beqans can do.

Until thes eare demonstrated,go read a little and elevate yourself from the nonsensical garbage Fiji is becoming known for, such as God speaking to an idiot in his teitei asking him to take over the world. It's the same shit!

And if you're too thick to even find what I'm getting at, here, I did that for you too. Go, be a good boy, vuli mada boso.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/52012/how-walk-across-hot-coals

Retired Coolie link
19/7/2016 06:58:46 am

Why so much empathy / sympathy for George Speight when this vessel went aground?
Looks like the writer is looking to gain popularity among Speight supporters.

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Rt Sai
19/7/2016 10:33:26 am

Interesting episode given we have a Navy PM, Navy Minister of Defense and Navy Commander of the Military. The analogy is that the Fiji economy is going to run aground soon.

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King Rat
21/7/2016 10:42:52 am

Bang on, Ratu Sai!

Don't forget to include the Commissioner Prisons in your list.

All of them, third rate and half-educated naval officers who have never seen a shot fired in anger ....rose from nothing in the RFMF ....all promoted beyond the level of their competence...now wanting to lead Fiji into the future.

As for the Fiji Navy...they ran from the Tongans at Minerva Reef, were asleep dockside as the Tongan Navy sailed into Fiji waters and rescued Mara, now they have the distinction of being the first Pacific Island country to crash the Australian-gifted Pacific Patrol Boat (Kiro).

What a joke!

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Seta
19/7/2016 11:02:09 am

@J.V

The Vanua's wrath mean sweet s fuck all...where was the Vanua in 87? It was doing a sevusevu at the barracks...thats where!!...Vanua's wrath...hahahaha. That ship went aground because of shit piloting. Simple.

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Brig
19/7/2016 11:10:34 am

Good one Rt Sai... You nailed it!

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Pita link
19/7/2016 11:13:11 am

No Ratu Sai. It's called How to grt a new multi million dollar ship without going through the scrutiny of the budget committee and Parliament,

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Rt Sai
19/7/2016 06:01:01 pm

Pita these guys don't give a hoot about public scrutiny if they want to do something they do it.

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maropito
19/7/2016 12:42:17 pm

China will donate on navy ship for the Fijians and extract more timber and soil from the Fijian soil and will build more bridges and roads and the sugar mill

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The Specialist
19/7/2016 01:20:57 pm

Mmm.

I believe Fiji could invest in a Zeppelin instead of a boat. Fiji's geography is quite challenging for boats.

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