Two British submariners were killed and a third injured in an accident Wednesday on board a nuclear submarine under the ice cap in the Arctic Ocean, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in London said.
Early indications were that the accident on board HMS Tireless involved a piece of air purification equipment to the bow (front) of the submarine, but the vessel was "never in any danger," the MoD said. "The MoD can confirm that at (0430 GMT) this morning there was an accident onboard a Trafalgar Class submarine on exercise in the Arctic," it said in a statement. "The submarine, HMS Tireless, was never in any danger, its nuclear reactor was unaffected, it quickly surfaced and is completely safe."
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