wellinghall: (Chatham)
wellinghall ([personal profile] wellinghall) wrote2010-10-22 10:38 am
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HMS Astute grounded

"Nuclear submarine 'grounded on rocks' off Skye"

"Royal Navy submarine HMS Astute has got into difficulty off Skye, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-11605365

[identity profile] wellinghall.livejournal.com 2010-10-24 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:British_submarine_accidents

[identity profile] tigerfort.livejournal.com 2010-10-25 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
I'm impressed that only five of the K-series subs qualify, given the pretty appalling things that happened to most of them.