Article 68D4Z Royal Navy orders investigation into nuclear submarine ‘repaired with glue’

Royal Navy orders investigation into nuclear submarine ‘repaired with glue’

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Joe Middleton
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Claims made that broken bolts on HMS Vanguard's reactor chamber were stuck on instead of replaced

The Royal Navy has ordered an urgent investigation amid claims that workers on a Trident nuclear armed submarine fixed broken bolts in the vessel's reactor chamber using glue.

The faulty repairs on the cooling pipes aboard the HMS Vanguard were found after one of the bolts fell off during an inspection, the Sun reported.

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