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A British warship accidentally launched an inert torpedo during a training exercise on Wednesday, sending a dummy weapon crashing into a wharf at a naval base in southern England used by nuclear submarines.The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said an investigation was under way into the incident, which occurred at Devonport naval base in the city of Plymouth on Britain’s south coast, the largest such facility in Western Europe.
“We can confirm an incident occurred onboard HMS Argyll, while alongside at Devonport Naval Base,” an MoD spokesman said. “During a training exercise, an inert Test Variant Torpedo unexpectedly jettisoned onto the wharf. There was no explosion and no casualties.”
Devonport, a sprawling 2.6 million sq meter site, is used by Britain’s nuclear submarine fleet as well as hosting training facilities and the country’s assault fleet. The MoD did not comment when asked whether any nuclear submarines were present at the time of the incident.
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A British warship accidentally launched an inert torpedo during a training exercise on Wednesday, sending a dummy weapon crashing into a wharf at a naval base in southern England used by nuclear submarines.The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said an investigation was under way into the incident, which occurred at Devonport naval base in the city of Plymouth on Britain’s south coast, the largest such facility in Western Europe.
“We can confirm an incident occurred onboard HMS Argyll, while alongside at Devonport Naval Base,” an MoD spokesman said. “During a training exercise, an inert Test Variant Torpedo unexpectedly jettisoned onto the wharf. There was no explosion and no casualties.”
Devonport, a sprawling 2.6 million sq meter site, is used by Britain’s nuclear submarine fleet as well as hosting training facilities and the country’s assault fleet. The MoD did not comment when asked whether any nuclear submarines were present at the time of the incident.
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