Senior Royal Navy Commander Admits To Crashing £1bn Nuclear Submarine During Gibraltar Training Exercise Because He 'Took The Eye Of The Ball'

Commander Justin Codd, 45, pleaded guilty to causing damage to submarine HMS Ambush (above, Commander Codd pictured in 2003)

Daily Mail: I saw no ship! How Royal Navy commander crashed a £1.1billion submarine when he ‘took his eye off the ball'

Commander Justin Codd, 45, pleaded guilty to damaging nuclear submarine
He was sentenced to forfeiting a year of seniority at Portsmouth Naval Base
In 2016 he accidentally crashed the vessel while he was busy teaching students

A Royal Navy officer in charge of teaching future commanders how to operate submarines worth £1.1billion took his eye off the ball and caused a crash costing £2.1million.

Commander Justin Codd, 45, pleaded guilty to causing damage to submarine HMS Ambush.

He was sentenced to forfeiting a year of seniority at Portsmouth Naval Base.

The Astute-class machine was taken out of service for three months to undergo repairs costing £2.1million.

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