As a result, a safety recommendation (2020/124) has been made to the Royal Navy to undertake an independent review to ensure that the actions taken have been effective in reducing the risk of further collision.’ The same UK Govt statement also reveals: ‘The Royal Navy has taken a series of actions in response to this and similar previous accidents. The submarine periscope mast (left, top – with feathery wake) as seen from the ferry (Stena Line image as published in the MAIB report and released also by the MoD) and a diagram from the MAIB report.Īccording to the UK Govt the incident occurred in the ‘North Channel, crossing from Belfast, Northern Ireland to Cairnryan, Scotland’ on November 6, 2020. However, the submarine’s control room electronic tactical display presented a picture of a safer situation than reality this meant that safety critical decisions made on board the submarine may have appeared rational at the time.’ It added: ‘This near miss happened because the submarine’s control room team had underestimated the ferry’s speed and overestimated its range, resulting in an unsafe situation developing. Latest 17th July 2020 ‘NEAR MISS’ BETWEEN NUCLEAR SUBMARINE & FERRY ADMITS UKĪ summary from the UK Government published this week has this to say about a November 2018 close encounter between a submarine and a ferry: ‘Post-event analysis showed that, prior to the ferry’s course alteration, there had been a serious risk of collision.’
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