Royal Navy nuclear sub forced to take action in incident off UK coast A Royal Navy nuclear submarine captain had to take evasive action to avoid a "potentially catastrophic" collision with a fishing boat in Plymouth Sound, a court heard.
Aaron Denning, 40, of Amethyst Drive, Teignmouth, Devon, appeared at Plymouth Magistrates' Court facing charges as the skipper of the FV Girl Rona fishing vessel.
The charges alleged that Denning "failed to navigate the vessel with care, caution and reasonable consideration for the occupants of other vessels, thereby causing danger to another vessel".
The court heard that the submarine had to slow down and make an early turn to avoid a collision, as Denning eventually veered starboard when just 137m away from the sub, breaching the 250m exclusion zone.
Despite police launches escorting the sub and trying to redirect the fishing boat onto a safer path, complete with blue lights, sirens, and audible warnings, the Girl Rona ignored the attempts.
