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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Inquiry into HMS Daring collision with Svitzer tug

HMS DaringHMS Daring, the first of the radical Type 45 destroyers to be built – in Govan and Scotstoun – and naming the class, has been damaged along a 30 foot length of her hull in a collision with a tug preparing for a routine operation to berth her.

The 7,500 tonne Portsmouth-based warship was returning to Southampton Water from normal operations and preparing to be berthed at Marchwood when she collided with the tug Svitzer Sussex, manoeuvering to tow her in to berth.

It is understood that the tug lost engine power and was unable to clear Daring’s passage as the warship approached.

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