Furious navy chiefs have warned a botched 'super glue' repair to an £88 million nuclear submarine could have risked disaster at sea.
A botched repair to an £88 million nuclear submarine could have risked disaster at sea, furious navy chiefs have warned., which carries Trident missiles, in 2015.
The repair team had reportedly glued a series of damaged bolts back into place rather than replace them with fresh ones.But the company appears to keep quiet on details regarding the bolts and glue. Defence secretary Ben Wallace was said to be enraged by the news, demanding a meeting with Babcock chiefs to demand ‘assurances over future work’.‘Standards are standards. Nuclear standards are never compromised.’The botched repair was only noticed when a bolt fell off during a dry-dock check on the vessel, which weighs 16,000 tonnes and is armed with Trident nuclear missiles.
From 2028, the Vanguard-class subs will be replaced by the Dreadnought class, which will carry the UK’s nuclear Trident II D-5 missiles from 2028. Labour’s shadow defence secretary John Healey demanded improvements from Babcock, and said ‘the Defence Secretary must make sure contractors are delivering maintenance to this critical capability safely, on time and on-budget.’
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