The sub is part of Britain’s nuclear-powered fleet, although it is not known if it was one of four that carry nuke missiles.The near-miss took place in 2018 but the report into what could have been the UK’s worst sea disaster in years was released only tonight.It was played down by authorities at the time and its severity has only just emerged. The Stena Superfast VII and a Royal Navy submarine had a near-miss in the North Channel A photo taken from the ferry shows the submarine's periscope

You can unsubscribe at any time. Crew … Andrew Moll, Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents, said the Royal Navy had co-operated with the investigation and taken a series of actions to prevent a recurrence.However, he added: "I have today recommended that the Royal Navy undertakes an independent review of the actions that have been taken, in order to ensure that the risk of similar collisions has been reduced to as low as possible. It was also revealed it was the third time in four years that a submerged Royal Navy submarine had narrowly missed a collision.Andrew Moll, Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents, said: “The lookout on board the ferry spotted a submarine’s periscope close ahead.“The Officer of the Watch then took immediate and effective action, turning the ferry to avoid a genuine risk of collision.”He says underestimating the ferry’s speed and position led to “safety-critical decisions being made on inaccurate information”.The report adds that the ferry assessed “an imminent risk of collision [and] the OOW [Officer of the Watch] told the lookout to adopt hand-steering and, at 1255:20, 10° of port rudder was applied.” And it warns: “This was the third [such] accident or incident in four years, which is a matter of significant concern.”The Maritime Accident Investigations Branch said the control room’s electronic tactical display “presented a picture of a safer situation than reality.”The roll-on, roll-off ferry operates between Belfast and Cairnryan in Scotland, carrying up to 1,300 passengers.It set sail at 11.30am on November 6 with 215 passengers and 67 crew, and was an hour and 20 minutes into its trip.The submarine was ordered to return to its Scottish base at Faslane after the ferry crew alerted the Coastguard.The Navy said: “Safety at sea is a top priority. It should be noted that while Vanguard class submarines carry Trident nuclear missiles, the submarine involved was undertaking pre deployment training … The investigation found the submarine's control room team underestimated the ferry's speed and overestimated its range which led to the unsafe situation. Britain’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch has published a report on a 2018 near miss between a Royal Navy submarine and a passenger ferry. It happened in November 2018 and was the third near-miss in four years involving a Royal Navy submarine and surface vessel.There were 215 passengers and 67 crew on board the ferry when the lookout spotted a submarine's periscope close ahead.The officer on watch had to take immediate action to turn the vessel and avoid collision, the report said.The Royal Navy submarine, based in Faslane, had been patrolling an area south of the ferry route. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. During the Suez Crisis, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) received a number of simultaneous reports, including unidentified aircraft over Turkey, Soviet MiG-15 fighters over Syria, a downed British Canberra medium bomber, and unexpected maneuvers by the Soviet Black Sea Fleet through the Dardanelles that appeared to signal a Soviet offensive.

We welcome this report and have tightened training and procedures.”The near miss was caught in this eyewitness picture. The MoD would not confirm which of its 10 submarines was involved.

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