Britain's most advanced nuclear attack submarine, the Astute, ran aground while performing maneuvers off Scotland.
The sub's captain opted not to use the sub's power to escape the ebbing tide as he did not want to damage the expensive tiles that make the sub so stealthy.
Commanding a nuke sub is an especially high honor in any navy.
Getting your nuke sub grounded is way beyond ordinary embarrassment.
This coming after a week where Britain's navy has endured deep, deep cuts only makes it worse.
I can only imagine that the walls in the office of the captain's superior were blistered during the "discussion" of his error.
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