Yes, it's true. It must be true because I saw it on the BBC, which is always totally accurate.
They ran a story about a submarine, HMS Superb, which hit a rock in the Red Sea. Apparently there was no serious damage and no environmental effect. The only problem now is how to get her home. She cannot dive because her sonar equipment was damaged in the collision.
The report on the BBC News website ended by stating that the boat had recently been deployed to Afghanistan.
No, really?
I always thought Afghanistan was a land-locked country on the Indian sub-continent. I have never seen references to the beautiful beaches of Afghanistan, nor even the rugged coastline, fiords, crested waves or towering cliffs.
Shouldn't someone tell the Royal Navy that visiting Afghanistan in a submarine would cause much more damage than hitting a rock in the Red Sea?
Or did I get it all wrong in my Geography lessons at school . . . ?
Just so that I can confirm that I wasn't imagining the story please go to http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7422774.stm
so that I can confirm I'm not going mad and imagining this story.
NOTE: Two hours later I notice that they have changed the text to say that she was deployed to the Indian Ocean to support troops in Afghanistan. Just shows that somebody reads this blog. Or does it just mean that someone in the BBC realised how stupid the original story was . . .?
FURTHER NOTE: I have re-visited the BBC story today (May 28) and find that they have further edited it. All reference to Afghanistan has been removed and it is just stated that HMS Superb is in "international waters".
Hmm . . .
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I can't confirm the bit abour afghanistan and my partner is on board as I type this, i can only confirm that i spoke to him on the phone and there are no casualties. The MoD have refused to confirm why HMS Superb was in the area.
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