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The inquest into the deaths of Operator Mechanic Anthony Huntrod, 20, from Sunderland, and Leading Mechanic Operator Paul McCann, 32, from Halesowen, West Midlands, aboard British nuclear submarine
HMS Tireless.
‘Systemic failings’ led to fatal blast on submarine
10:29am Wednesday 25th March 2009
AN explosion that killed two men on a nuclear submarine while they were on exercise under the Arctic ice was caused by “systemic failures,”
Deadly generator may have been recycled
10:17am Wednesday 11th March 2009
AN oxygen generator which exploded killing a North-East British nuclear submarine crewman may have been recycled from a hazardous waste dump to cut costs.
Sailor tells of trauma at submarine explosion
6:17pm Friday 13th February 2009
A SAILOR has told how he was traumatised by an explosion on a nuclear submarine which killed two of his crewmates.
Seaman risked his life to save crew from fire
10:18am Thursday 12th February 2009
A SAILOR set on fire during an explosion on a nuclear submarine risked his life to save his crewmates.
Drama of deaths beneath ice cap
7:50am Wednesday 11th February 2009
SAILORS have told how they battled in vain for almost an hour to reach a North-East crew-mate after an explosion ripped through a British nuclear submarine beneath the arctic ice cap.
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