Nuclear subs collide in Atlantic

[BlueBalls]

A Royal Navy nuclear submarine was involved in a collision with a French nuclear sub in the middle of the Atlantic, the MoD has confirmed.

HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant were badly damaged in the crash in heavy seas earlier this month.

First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Jonathon Band said the submarines came into contact at low speed and no injuries were reported.

Both the UK and France insisted nuclear security had not been compromised.

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:wtf:

 

[Knytemare]

I had heard about that but didnt want to believe it ... oh dear.

 

[jamrak]

At least it were not russian vs. american submarines!

 

[capricorn]

What's the big deal? A while ago, russian nuclear sub, "Kursk", sank after a torpedo exploded on board, and there was no radioactive spillout or anything like that.

 

[D-rock]

Maybe they were just playing a game of chicken and are too embarrassed to admit it now.

 

[maildude]

The radar operator was surfing porn instead of looking for other subs. The whole hard drive was later discovered to be nothing but porn. They couldn't find any of the technical defense files or launch codes. Everything was porn. An investigation is under way. BTW this was true in both subs.

 

[gunslingingbird]

First satellites, now submarines. What's next? :dunno:

At least it were not russian vs. american submarines!

In 1992, the US nuclear submarine USS Baton Rouge was struck by a surfacing Russian nuclear sub in the Barents Sea.

Been there, done that.

 

[PlasmaTwa2]

The radar operator was surfing porn instead of looking for other subs. The whole hard drive was later discovered to be nothing but porn. They couldn't find any of the technical defense files or launch codes. Everything was porn. An investigation is under way. BTW this was true in both subs.

That's what the Brits get for putting BlueBalls on the sub. I told them it was a bad idea...

 

[stainedblueyes]

I heard Ramius was trying to defect in some elaborate and vastly unrealistic plot...

 

[Violator79]

"Hard drive", ramming, 2 long dick shaped objects......does this sound a little gay to anyone else?

 

[Voyeur De Jour]

It could be worse ... the two subs could've gotten hijacked by Somali pirates.