Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sub aground

[MerlinSub@t-online.de]

Smile again.. in the best tradition of the Royal Navy. 
In there history they even run big battleship on the rocks.. 

vbr Carsten

"Martin Purser" <mpurser@ibl.bm> schrieb:
> PORTREE, Scotland, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- A nearly $2-billion British nuclear
> submarine has run aground on rocks off the Scottish coast, but there is no
> danger of radiation leaks, officials said.
> 
> HMS Astute was believed to be undergoing sea trials, and isn't expected to
> enter service until next year, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday.
> 
> Astute has been called the most advanced nuclear submarine in the world, and
> details of its propulsion system could be revealed as it sits waiting to be
> pulled from rocks off the Isle of Skye, the report said.
> 
> "Astute ran aground by her very stern earlier this morning as she was
> transferring people ashore," a Navy spokesman said. "There's no nuclear
> issue or no environmental issue that we are aware of and no one has been
> hurt."
> 
> The Navy took possession of the submarine in August; it isn't known whether
> the boat, which can carry up to 38 Tomahawk cruise missiles and Spearfish
> torpedoes, was carrying any weapons.
> 
> "This is not a nuclear incident," said a Ministry of Defense spokeswoman.
> "We are responding to the incident and can confirm that there are no
> injuries to personnel and the submarine remains watertight."
> 
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