Two British warships collided in a harbor in Bahrain, inflicting harm to the vessels however no accidents, the Royal Navy mentioned.
The HMS Chiddingfold appeared to reverse into the HMS Bangor because it was at a dock, in response to a video posted on social media.
“Why this occurred remains to be to be established,” mentioned Rear Admiral Edward Ahlgren. “We practice our folks to the very best requirements and rigorously implement equipment security requirements, however sadly incidents of this nature can nonetheless occur.”
Ahlgren mentioned an investigation is underway into what went fallacious.
The two minehunters have been primarily based within the Middle East to assist defend service provider vessels.
The British army final week joined the US in bombing greater than a dozen websites utilized by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, whose relentless assaults on cargo vessels and warships within the Red Sea have disrupted international transport, forcing many vessels to decide on different, costlier routes, some going across the Horn of Africa.
Despite the “defensive strikes” on Houthi targets in Yemen by the US and different ships concerned in Operation Guardian to guard vessels within the Red Sea, the Iran-backed Houthi militia vows to proceed focusing on any ships related to Israel.