Nuclear missile carrying HMS Vengeance submarine (an SSBN) allegedly almost collided with a large ferry.
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Following my July 18, 2020 article it is reported by a UK online newspaper on July 19, 2020:
https://londonlovesbusiness.com/royal-navy-nuclear-submarine-had-a-near-miss-with-a-stena-line-ferry/ :
"It has been confirmed that a Royal Navy submarine that almost hit a Stena Line passenger ferry in British waters, was a nuclear [missile armed] Vanguard class [SSBN].
Experts have claimed that it was almost certainly armed with nuclear missiles at the time of the near miss, which could have resulted in the loss of the Vanguard submarine.
The nuclear submarine, which is thought to have been the HMS Vengeance, which is [one of four] Trident nuclear missile carriers in the Royal Navy, but there is no real evidence to support this claim. [?]
The Marine Accident Investigation Board (MAIB) filled in their report, which has only just been released, said the passenger ferry was carrying over 200 passengers and crew.
The Stena Line ferry was literally yards away from being hit by the 17,500-tonne nuclear submarine, which would have ended with devastating results.
The MAIB stated, “This incident happened because the submarine’s control room team overestimated the ferry’s range and underestimated its speed.”
The submarine has a crew of around 130 and can carry a pay load of up to 16 Trident-II D5 [submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) with nuclear warheads], which have a range of over [7,200] nautical miles.
The MAIB chief inspector said in the report, “This was the third accident or incident between a dived Royal Navy submarine and a surface vessel in four years, which is a matter of significant concern.”
The near miss incident was only averted when a crew member spotted the ferry whilst on lookout.