The incident happened at around 1:30pm local time on Wednesday, when HMS Ambush was “submerged and conducting a training exercise” off Gibraltar, the Royal Navy said in a statement.
The Astute class nuclear submarine suffered “some external damage”, with the Royal Navy reassuring the public that “absolutely no damage” had been inflicted on its nuclear reactor.
The Navy also added that no one suffered in the incident, but the submarine had been forced to dock. “There are no safety concerns associated with HMS Ambush being alongside,” the Royal Navy stated.
The vessel ship that the submarine collided with suffered no damage, according to initial assessment. An investigation is now underway, RT reported.
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