UK Sub Collides with Merchant Vessel Off Gibraltar

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One of Britain’s newest Astute-class submarines has docked at Gibraltar after suffering a "glancing collision" with a merchant vessel, the UK Royal Navy announced, emphasizing that the HMS Ambush suffered "absolutely no damage" to her nuclear reactor.

The incident happened at around 1:30pm local time on Wednesday, when HMS Ambush was "submerged and conducting a training exercise" off Gibraltar, the Royal Navy said in a statement.

The Navy also added that no one suffered in the incident, but the submarine had been forced to dock.

The vessel ship that the submarine collided with suffered no damage, according to initial assessment. An investigation is now underway.

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