British Nuclear Submarine Docks In Gibraltar After Collision
Fakhir Rizvi Published July 21, 2016 | 08:59 PM
GIBRALTAR, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21th july, 2016) - A British nuclear submarine docked in Gibraltar on Wednesday after it collided with a merchant vessel off the coast of the territory located on Spain's southern tip, Britain's defence ministry said. "The submarine suffered some external damage but there is absolutely no damage to her nuclear plant and no member of the ship's company was injured in the incident," the ministry said in a statement. "We are in contact with the merchant vessel and initial indications are that it has not sustained damage," it added. The HMS Ambush submarine was submerged and carrying out a training exercise when it collided with the merchant vessel on Wednesday afternoon.
It arrived in Gibraltar later the same day to undergo further checks, the ministry said. The HMS Ambush has the capacity to carry a mix of up to 38 Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes and Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles, and can target enemy submarines, surface ships and land targets with pinpoint accuracy, according to the defence ministry's website. The submarine is a regular visitor to Gibraltar, having stopped in the territory last month and in March. The defence ministry said there "are no safety concerns" associated with the presence of the HMS Ambush in Gibraltar, and that it has opened an "immediate investigation" into the collision.
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