Thursday, July 21, 2016

UK nuclear submarine collides with merchant vessel off Gibraltar

BBC News 6 hours ago 
One of the UK's newest nuclear-powered submarines has docked in Gibraltar after a "collision" with a merchant vessel during a training exercise. The Royal Navy said it has launched an immediate investigation after HMS Ambush was involved in the "glancing collision" while submerged off the coast of the British territory. There is "some external damage" but no crew members were injured, it added. The Astute-class attack submarine's nuclear reactor was undamaged. In a statement on the Ministry of Defence website, the Navy said the incident took place at approximately 13:30 local time on Tuesday. Further checks "We are in contact with the merchant vessel and initial indications are that it has not ...
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