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Monday, September 13, 2010

Investigation after crane drops heavy load on nuclear sub

Astute class submarineThe Ministry of Defence has launched an investigation after a crane dropped a heavy load on to a new nuclear submarine berthed at Faslane naval base on the Firth of Clyde.

The accident happened on September 3, but was only revealed after enquiries from the Sunday Herald following a tip-off from insiders.

HMS Astute, the Royal Navy’s latest reactor-driven submarine, was hit by a ramp slipping from a crane during loading.

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1 comment:

  1. Pete19/9/10 13:34

    Ouch. Hope this multi billion $ boat wasn't bent.

    Lovely background to this blog Kobus :)

    Pete

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