British nuclear submarine crashes into merchant ship off Gibraltar's coast
Thursday, July 21, 2016 @ 4:59 PM
A BRITISH nuclear submarine has crashed into a merchant ship off the coast of Gibraltar, according to the UK's ministry of defence.
Members of the Royal Navy were carrying out a training exercise when the submarine and the boat collided at around 13.30hrs yesterday (Wednesday).
The HMS Ambush was under water at the time, but the UK government assures that the accident has not caused damage to the nuclear storage, only to the hull.
Also, the ship - the nationality of which has not been revealed - has sustained some severe blows to the bodywork.
British authorities have launched an inquiry to find out the cause of the collision.
It is not thought the merchant ship was Spanish - a situation that could cause even more tension at present, given the ongoing tug-of-war between the two countries over Gibraltar.
Spain wants joint sovereignty of the Rock post-Brexit, but Gibraltar wants to remain entirely British and the UK government agrees.
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