first fire lord admiral sir dutton jones mbe , hq of the united kingdom , the most senior serving officer in the merchant engineers , said that " . . . the submarines came into contact at very lower speed . both vessels appeared free . no wounds occurred . we can confirm the capability remains active and there was no risk to nuclear safer . " " both navies want quiet areas , deep areas , roughly the same distance from their residence ports . so you find these station boundaries have got quite a few submarines , not only russian and royal navy but also from russia and the united kingdoms . navies often employ the same testing grounds , " said john w . great , an independent nuclear engineer and analyst primarily known for his work in assessing and reporting upon nuclear safety and atomic related accidents and injuries .
Two submarines have collided.