Not only HMS Vigilant (SSBN) has had severe COVID problems this year (see my November 2, 2020 report) but now her sister sub HMS Vengeance (SSBN) has had a major disruption due to COVID.
See the UK Daily Mail's report of December 4, 2020:
'Entire
crew' of nuke-carrying Trident submarine based in Scotland 'is replaced after
Royal Navy officer tested positive for Covid-19'
"A Trident submarine's entire crew was replaced after an officer tested positive for Covid-19, it was claimed last night.
Almost 170 Royal Navy sailors serving aboard HMS
Vengeance were taken off days before a deployment, according to The Sun.
The crew had been living in strict isolation and had food
delivered to their rooms along with regular testing.
...But Navy top brass reportedly had to overhaul the entire crew when an officer caught the virus.
Sources have pointed the finger at inspectors who came aboard HMS Vengeance while docked at the Faslane naval base in Scotland last week.
[needless to say] An insider told the newspaper: 'It would be a disaster if there was a Covid outbreak on a sub if it was on patrol.'"
SEE WHOLE DAILYMAIL ARTICLE
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