May 26 - ESG Calls For Statement On HMS Ambush Amid Reports Of “Dangerous Materials”
The ESG says it has received a number of reports from concerned members of the public regarding statements in the Spanish media about problems with the nuclear submarine, HMS Ambush, berthed in Gibraltar.
The ESG says that, according to the Captain of the Port, in a statement made to Mariners via the port website, there has been a 200m exclusion zone around the submarine over the weekend due to the movement of dangerous materials as well as the closure of the southern port entrance.
The ESG says it would like to know exactly what these dangerous materials are.
The group says that significant concerns have been raised across the border as the Spanish press has extrapolated from the Captain’s statement that this could relate to radioactive materials.
The group adds that this has also raised some concerns here among our own community, as there has been no news on this at all provided via the local media.
The ESG now calls upon Government to verify precisely what has happened at the port.
It must be noted, says the group, that a large LNG Carrier is now also anchoring a few hundred metres from the nuclear submarine adding further to the group’s concerns.
The ESG says it will be taking up these issues in a meeting it will be having with Government soon.
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