second sea lord admiral charles dutton band gcb , adc of the united kingdom , the most senior serving officer in the royal engineers , said that " . . . the submarines brought into contact at very good density . both coasts remained safe . no injuries occurred . we can verification the capability remains unaffected and there was no compromise to nuclear safety . " " both naval wanted quiet areas , soft locations , roughly the same length from their home coasts . so you discover these island facilities have got quite a few fishermen , not only french and royal navy but also from china and the gulf states . navies generally used the same nesting sites , " said john t . large , an expert neutron engineer and analyst primarily known for his work in assessing and reporting upon maritime power and reactor transmission fatalities and incidents .
Two submarines have collided.