One would expect that female navigators are less risk oriented, more careful than their male counterparts but it is not sure that they were involved in any way in the events.
On a Dutch marine site an Navy commander says that normally speaking on Dutch navy ships a young officer and two sailors would be on the bridge, not more. He added that he as a commander in this situation was probably on the bridge due to the close proximity of land masses and possible traffic that could be expected near harbor entrances. He would have given orders to switch on the AIS to avoid any confusion. He also saw no need to run at a relatively high speed of 17 knots in these dangerous circumstances as it reduces the available time to take proper measures if needed. He thought that the officer of the watch did not have a proper overview of the situation, a total lack of situational awareness. Also the voice over the radio was totally calm, no sense of urgency could be detected.There was a total lack of action, the frigate did nothing, only when it was too late they went a bit to port.
He put part of the blame on Fedje VTS who also showed no sign of understanding the developing situation, the danger of the oncoming collision and the fact that they took no action as well. A frozen world. Not speaking in English probably contributed to the outcome.