[ RadSafe ] Royal Navy Nuclear submarine "grounded on rocks" off Skye

[Jeff Terry]

Posted for Fred Dawson. 

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> From: "Fred Dawson GoogleMail" <fred.wp.dawson at googlemail.com>
> Date: October 22, 2010 8:59:29 AM CDT
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> Subject: Royal Navy Nuclear submarine 'grounded on rocks' off Skye
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> BBC reports :-
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> " Royal Navy submarine HMS Astute
> has got into difficulty off Skye, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed.
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> An eye-witness told BBC Scotland that the boat appeared to be grounded on rocks
> a few miles from the Skye road bridge.
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> A Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said: "This is a not a nuclear incident.
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> "We are responding to the incident and can confirm that there are no injuries to
> personnel and the submarine remains watertight."
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> The spokeswoman added: "There is no indication of any environmental impact".
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> The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said it was alerted to the incident at
> about 0819 BST.
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> A spokesman said they were monitoring the situation."
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> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-11605365
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> This not the first time this has happened in 2002 "The vessel was damaged in an
> accident off the coast of Scotland earlier this month.
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> The Ministry of Defence says the boat sustained considerable damage, but poses
> no risk to the public.
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> HMS Trafalgar was involved in training exercises off the Isle of Skye when she
> hit a rock."
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> The Island of Skye appears to be a magnet for submarines :-)
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> Fred Dawson
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