Nuclear Sub Damaged After Hitting Rocks

Nuclear Sub Damaged After Hitting Rocks

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A British nuclear-powered submarine has crashed into rocks in the Red Sea, damaging its sonar equipment.

HMS Superb was forced to surface after hitting an underwater rock yesterday.

But the Ministry of Defence has said the sub's nuclear reactor has survived "completely unaffected".

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HMS Superb, a Swiftsure-class attack submarine with a crew of 112, hit the underwater pinnacle 80 miles south of Suez.

Let us hope there is no serious problems with the nuclear reactor and didn't create any environmental impacts. What would have caused this accident? I mean don't they know the rocks on their path?

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[edit on 28-5-2008 by Enceladus]