British Navy Nuclear Submarine HMS Victorious Burns, Brings 2 Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles

British Navy Nuclear Submarine HMS Victorious Burns

London - The British nuclear-powered submarine HMS Victorious reportedly caught fire. The Vangaurd-class ship experienced an electrical problem that sparked a fire and was forced to cancel the mission. The Sun newspaper reported, citing sources, the British Royal Navy was forced to cancel the secret mission.

More than 130 crew, including those off duty, were deployed to extinguish the fire on HMS Victorious. It is also known that HMS Victorious was carrying an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Trident 2 at the time of the incident.

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The fire was extinguished as soon as possible. The captain ordered that the ship be brought to the surface so that the smoke could be released into the air. The ship's exact position at the time of the incident is kept secret, but is in North Atlantic waters. Meanwhile a British Royal Navy source said all crew members had been trained to handle emergencies such as sudden fires.

It was also stated that the incident did not affect the ship's operations so it could continue to explore the ocean. However the damage caused by the fire forced the captain to abort the secret mission. HMS Victorious was brought back to the HMNB Clyde base, Faslane, Scotland.

The 30-year-old submarine is one of four British Royal Navy nuclear deterrence patrol units operating non-stop. The Navy ensured the incident did not affect ongoing nuclear threat deterrence operations.