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Royal Navy nuclear submarine hit charted Red Sea pinnacle
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HMS Superb struck a charted Red Sea seabed feature and was left unable to dive after a chart-reading error.
WHO: HMS Superb (Royal Navy) and Commander Steven Drysdale
WHAT: A nuclear attack submarine struck a charted Red Sea pinnacle and was left unable to dive.
WHEN: May 26, 2008
WHERE: Red Sea (south of Suez)
WHY: A charted summit marked at 123 meters was read as 723 meters, leading to an incorrect planned dive.
How this brief is built: The BriefBrief correlates multiple sources into one evolving event brief, updated as new facts emerge.
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