HMS Astute
The BBC is reporting that one sailor has been killed and another seriously injured on the Royal Navy nuclear submarine HMS Astute. A member of the crew is reported to have shot two of his fellow sailors before being overpowered. HMS Astute, the Navy’s newest and most advanced submarine, is docked at Southampton’s Eastern Docks on a five-day official visit to the city. The UK Press Association is also reporting that Southampton City Council’s mayor, leader and chief executive were aboard the submarine at the time of the shooting but were uninjured.
Last October we posted about HMS Astute running aground off Skye during a training mission.
Thanks to Alaric Bond for passing the news along.
The Times makes you sign-in, so the below I got from another poster on a different site. There is also a BBC article link below.
Shooting ‘caused by lavatory row’
A row over the use of a lavatory led to one Royal Navy officer being shot dead and another critically wounded aboard Britain’s newest nuclear submarine, it was claimed last night. The shooting took place just after midday yesterday as civic dignitaries toured
5 minutes ago
*Council boss ‘disarmed gunman’ on nuclear submarine 8 April 2011 Last updated at 18:50 ET
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-13022096
Ryan Donovan 22 years old is alleged to have fired up to six shots into the men with an SA80 rifle.
A SAILOR “furious” at being ordered to do back-to-back tours shot dead an officer aboard nuclear sub HMS Astute yesterday and left another fighting for life.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3517944/Shot-dead-on-nuclear-submarine-HMS-Astute.html
Forgive the added info, I’m a Nam Vet and used to collect guns and target shoot.
Diagram of the SA80, bad alignment of the magazine, top round sometimes jammed in breach.
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/maps_and_graphs/2002/09/27/sa80_rifle.gif
Pingback: “Deadly Shooting Aboard A British Nuclear Submarine” and related posts | Matrix Blog
I am an amateur writer I would like more information on this shooting and be a bit more Pacific on the subject by deepest sympathies with all involved aboard HMS Astute
K R TOMLINSON: For that more specific information the English newspapers cover it all with several versions and a selection of drama.
‘Times’ & ‘Telegraph’ more accurate (but not always) and serious to ‘Mirror’ & ‘Daily Mail’ drama to highly dramatic. Enjoy the experience of the rather free-flowing English newspapers.
Good Watch.
Pingback: Updates: Murderer on HMS Astute Sentenced, Kidnapped Briton in Somalia & MSC Luciana Refloated | Old Salt Blog – a virtual port of call for all those who love the sea