Drone_pilot
28-04-04, 13:11
A group of Royal Navy submariners have been given permission to leave HMS Trafalgar, after they expressed fears over their safety.
The commanding officer agreed to the 11 sailors leaving the submarine before operational tests, following repairs.
HMS Trafalgar has been out of service since it ran aground off the Isle of Skye in 2002 during a training mission.
The Ministry of Defence has said there were some faults, but not enough to stop the vessel going to sea.
And it has denied there was any significant radiation leak.
The MoD also dismissed reports in the Daily Mirror that the refit at the Devonport yard in Plymouth had cost £60m.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3665327.stm)
The commanding officer agreed to the 11 sailors leaving the submarine before operational tests, following repairs.
HMS Trafalgar has been out of service since it ran aground off the Isle of Skye in 2002 during a training mission.
The Ministry of Defence has said there were some faults, but not enough to stop the vessel going to sea.
And it has denied there was any significant radiation leak.
The MoD also dismissed reports in the Daily Mirror that the refit at the Devonport yard in Plymouth had cost £60m.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3665327.stm)