2007 picture of Le Triomphant.
...A Royal Navy nuclear submarine and a French vessel have been damaged in a collision deep below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.
HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant, which were carrying nuclear missiles, are believed to have collided while submerged on 3 or 4 February, according to reports. The submarines had a total of around 250 sailors on board
Defence officials told guardian.co.uk that the two submarines collided in what they said was an extraordinary accident....
...France's defence ministry said in a brief statement on 6 February that the Triomphant had struck "a submerged object (probably a container)" during a return journey from a patrol, damaging the sonar dome on the front of the submarine....
A submerged object. Of course, it had to have been put there by Russia, right? I mean Russia knew exactly where they could undo the French after all.
...Vanguard, one of Britain's four V-class submarines that make up the Trident nuclear deterrent and are each capable of carrying up to 16 missiles, was said to have visible dents on her hull as she was towed home last night....
TOWED, the word is TOWED.
Now would be a good time for Russia to 'take on' the EU over Gasprom. It would seem as though they have been able to disable at least TWO of the EU's best subs. Yep.
...Inquiries are under way on both sides of the Channel....
Good. Real good.
...Stephane Lhomme, a spokesman for the French anti-nuclear group Sortir du Nucleaire, said its network of activists was on alert for any signs of radioactive leaks near French shores....
That was NATO, right?
A 1994 picture of HMS Vanguard.
