Tom Powell
A BRITISH submarine has returned to Gibraltar after being withdrawn from the search for the missing Malaysian passenger jet in the Indian Ocean.
HMS Tireless, which has specialist sonar capabilities, was withdrawn from the hunt for flight MH370 along with Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo last week.
The vessel has undergone minor repairs while docked in Gibraltar.
Australian authorities decided there is no prospect of further acoustic detection of the black box, after the aeroplane disappeared on March 8 with 239 people on board, triggering an international search operation.
“The search for the black-box signal has been an extremely challenging operation and, while we all hoped for a faster and more conclusive result, I am very proud of the contribution British forces have been able to make,” said Defence Secretary Philip Hammond.
“The operation is now moving into a new phase, requiring different capabilities.”
Good work¡
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Game Over.
Hey español, at least our submarines float again lol.
“http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2336953/Spains-1-75bn-submarine-programme-torpedoed-realising-near-complete-vessel-70-tonnes-heavy.html”
If overall contribution was measured in how little was done….Spain were the overall winners……..classic Fred, classic.
Laying on the beach doing naff all was far too Important. Mind you I doubt Spain were even approched to help unless it was to make sandwiches and provide tinto de verano
Do not laugh too high, Fred…
Slow, leaky, rusty: Britain’s £10bn submarine beset by design flaws
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/nov/15/hms-astute-submarine-slow-leaky-rusty
Radiation leak on nuclear sub off Scots coast
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/378241/Radiation-leak-on-nuclear-sub-off-Scots-coast
Strange how they need to dock at Gib for repairs. Not very aspiring.
One of the primary reasons to dock in Gib apart from the welcome given by locals is to hack off the Spanish who are made to seem churlish to complain about a sub returning from a search and rescue mission.
Good on you guys – keep up the work to make Spain seem mean spirited and childish.
@Luis, submarines are metal. They rust. As for radiation leaks, they happen to just about every nuclear device on the planet, and not just submarines. However, to build a submarine that is too heavy necause the engineer “got a decimal place wrong” is just pure lol.
@Fred
Are you sure that those ships are submarines? They look rather amphibious crafts.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1322817/Royal-Navy-shame-nuclear-submarine-HMS-Astute-left-high-dry-Scottish-coast.html
@olipso, I’m referring to article “http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2336953/Spains-1-75bn-submarine-programme-torpedoed-realising-near-complete-vessel-70-tonnes-heavy.html”
That clearly shows a submarine, as, er, it’s underwater. lol.
@Fred
The spanish submarine Isaac Peral (S-81) is not underwater, is under construction and not yet finished. Don’t lie.
@Luis, ok so it’s still “under construction” because they have to chop off 70 tons so that it will float after diving lol.
It stopped to drop of some bombs an get supplies before continuing home as for minor repairs she is 30 years old and just sprinted 8000 miles (ish) try doing that in a car
It can still sink a Spanish Civil Guard surface craft illegally invading British Gibraltar waters ;-) At least it went to help in the search for the missing aircraft, and Spain sent what!?
What is with all the infantile Spain bashing. Whatever the news story, there’s always some sad character wanting to turn it into a rant about Spain or the Spanish.