“A nuclear submarine was forced to abort its mission after a fire broke out on board,” Britain’s Royal Navy said, reports. The Telegraph. Six weeks ago, HMS Victorious surfaced as a precautionary measure, an action rarely taken due to the risk of discovery.
HMS Victorious is one of four British nuclear submarines. At 150 meters long, she is responsible for conducting nuclear patrols, known as “Continuous At Sea Deterrent” (continuous deterrence at sea).
quickly controlled fire
I was somewhere in the North Atlantic when an electrical component fire broke out. All crew members, including those off duty, were called in to fight the fire and search for any other fires that might have broken out.
The electrical component has four built-in carbon dioxide injectors, specially designed for this type of emergency. These discharged a quantity of gas to extinguish the fire, details The Telegraph.
The ship’s commander then ordered them to surface as a precautionary measure. A Royal Navy spokesman told the Telegram that the submarine was not playing a deterrent role at the time of the incident, but was in transit to the United States for a series of exercises.
He called off his mission after the fire was brought under control and returned to his original base at Faslane, Scotland.
Source: BFM TV
