UK Royal Navy sub in port after merchant vessel collision
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In this Wednesday July 20, 2016, British Royal Navy submarine HMS Ambush's arrives into the Naval Base at Gibraltar. A British Royal Navy submarine has been forced into port after colliding with a merchant vessel off the coast of Gibraltar. The navy said Wednesday that HMS Ambush's nuclear reactor was not damaged in the incident when the Astute-class submarine became "involved in a glancing collision with a merchant vessel" while submerged and conducting a training exercise. (AP Photo/David Parody) (The Associated Press)
A British Royal Navy submarine has been forced into port after colliding with a merchant vessel off the coast of Gibraltar.
The navy said Wednesday that HMS Ambush's nuclear reactor was not damaged in the incident when the Astute-class submarine became "involved in a glancing collision with a merchant vessel" while submerged and conducting a training exercise.
It added that the vessel suffered some external damage but that no crewmembers were hurt.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The navy said it was in contact with the merchant vessel "and initial indications are that it has not sustained damage."
The Astute-class vessels carry torpedoes for targeting enemy submarines and ships and Tomahawk cruise missiles.