HMS Victorious on patrol off the west coast of Scotland Credit: Andy Buchanan /PA
A NUCLEAR-armed Navy submarine had to abort a top secret mission because of a life-or-death fire beneath the waves.
HMS Victorious was carrying Trident 2 missiles when the electrical blaze broke out.
The £3billion Vanguard-class nuclear submarine shot to the surface as the captain declared “emergency stations”.
Every member of the 130-plus crew, including those off-duty, was ordered into action.
Naval sources insisted the fire was swiftly contained.
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Update #1: Royal Navy nuclear-armed submarine forced to abort mission after catching fire (The Daily Telegraph)
Update #2: British nuclear submarine caught fire – The Sun (RT)
WNU Editor: What would have happened if this electrical fire got out of control and it destroyed the sub before word got out that there was a fire. Would the UK blame Russia?
The Kremlin has already pointed the finger at the UK for the Nord stream pipeline attacks, and attacks on Russian targets in Crimea. I can understand why the UK government would interpret the disappearance of a UK nuclear submarine as Russian retaliation? With tensions currently this high anything is possible right now.
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Considering that the UK only has 4 of these submarines, the loss of one for ANY reason is a major blow to the maintenance of their nuclear deterrent.
Was it not just 2 or 3 years ago all of the Brit subs were down foe maintenance problems except for 1 ? So, This is an ongoing problem for the Brits.
I read on open source the other week that 1 boomer is in dock for major repairs. That leaves 2 in service in the fleet.
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