re: #660 Killian Bundy

Two nuclear subs collided?

/FOX news, no further explanation

Sky News.

The crash between HMS Vanguard and France’s Le Triomphant - both carrying atomic weapons - is believed to have occurred on February 3 or 4, The Sun claims.

Despite being equipped with sonar to detect other vessels, neither submarine apparently realised the other was in the same part of the ocean.

A senior Navy source told the newspaper the potential consequences of such a collision were “unthinkable”.

He said: “It’s very unlikely there would have been a nuclear explosion. But a radioactive leak was a possibility.

“Worse, we could have lost the crew and warheads. That would have been a national disaster.”

About 250 sailors were believed to have been on the submarines.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has refused to confirm the incident, saying it was against policy to comment on submarine operations.

No word on when either sub will reach port when we’ll be possibly able to see the damage done.

Sub collisions are pretty rare, and it will be interesting to see how the French and Brits deal with it.