Monday, February 16, 2009
They do drive on different sides of the road
But you would expect that out in the great expanses of the open sea they would find a way to miss each other.
Britain's HMS Vanguard and France's Le Triomphant were both damaged in the crash in the early hours of February 4, but there were no reports of damage to the nuclear parts, said the Daily Telegraph and The Sun newspapers.Seems like someone's sonar operator needs a little more training before going out to sea.
France's defence ministry said on February 6 that Le Triomphant, a ballistic nuclear submarine, was damaged when it hit an object under water earlier that week. It did not identify the object.
The British sub has now been towed to its Faslane base in western Scotland for repair, reports said.
The two submarines are equipped with sonar to detect other vessels. Both vessels -- between them carrying about 250 sailors -- were reportedly submerged and on separate missions when they crashed.
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