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http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/03/21/submarine-deaths.html?ref=rssAccident on British nuclear sub claims 2 sailors
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 | 2:55 PM ET
CBC News
Two crew members of a British nuclear submarine were killed Wednesday in an accident on board, the Ministry of Defence says.
The early-morning accident aboard HMS Tireless, which occurred during a joint U.S.-British naval exercise in the Arctic, did not involve its nuclear reactor or weapons systems, the ministry said in a statement.
Initial reports suggest the accident involved a piece of air-purification equipment in the forward section of the submarine.
"The submarine was never in any danger; its nuclear reactor was unaffected, it quickly surfaced and is completely safe," the ministry's statement said.
Tireless, a hunter-killer submarine, does not carry nuclear missiles, it said.
Another submariner was airlifted to a U.S. military hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to make a full recovery.
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