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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Caught in a sting: Royal Navy officer who tried to pass submarine secrets to Russian spies

Edward Devenney |A Royal Navy officer tried to pass nuclear submarine secrets to the Russians because he wanted to “hurt the Navy,” a court heard yesterday.

Petty Officer Edward Devenney, 30, tried to contact the spies when he was due to serve on HMS Vigilant – a submarine which carries Trident nuclear missiles.

He had previously been on hunter-submarine HMS Trafalgar and offered to supply details of the crafts’ movements, previous missions and secret codes.

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