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Daily Mail
14-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Royal Navy sailor arrested after alleged bomb hoax on nuclear submarine
A Royal Navy submariner who sent Britain's Trident nuclear submarine base into lockdown after allegedly staging a bomb hoax 'prank' has been arrested. The sailor - believed to be a Petty Officer on HMS Vanguard - reportedly triggered a major emergency response after calling a bomb warning to the 15,900-tonne sub's control room. It sparked a huge security response at HMNB Clyde, where Britain's nuclear doomsday boats are based - with the headquarters being placed into lockdown. A bomb squad was reportedly scrambled to the naval establishment in Faslane, Scotland, following the alleged prank. Speaking to The Sun , an anonymous source said: 'The suspect was working in the rear of the boat, in the engineering control room, and allegedly called up front to the main control room and claimed there was a bomb on board. 'It's not clear if he lost the plot or if it was a stupid prank that went horribly wrong. The person who took the call believed it was credible and triggered a full emergency response. 'They did a quick draw and the base piped orders to the Royal Marines to guard the jetty and the submarine hatches to make sure no one could come on or off.' A Royal Navy spokesman said: 'We can confirm that a member of the Royal Navy is under investigation by the Defence Serious Crime Command for a bomb hoax.' HMS Vanguard re-entered Britain's nuclear deterrence fleet last year following a seven-year refit of the £4billion boat. However, the 492ft vessel's upgrade - meant to only take three years - was delayed for a further four due to the Covid-19 pandemic and other factors. The hi-tech boat is one of four Vanguard submarines carrying Britain's nuclear doomsday weapons. Each of the craft can carry up to 16 Trident ballistic missiles that can hold multiple nuclear warheads each, capable of levelling a major city. As part of the Royal Navy's continuous at-sea deterrent, the submarines prowl the waters across the globe for months on secret missions. One is always at sea at anyone time, ready to deploy its nuclear warheads, if ordered to do so by the Prime Minister. However, HMS Vanguard hit the headlines last January when it was chosen to carry out Britain's first nuclear missiles test in eight years.
Daily Mail
14-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Royal Navy sailor arrested over bomb hoax 'prank' on nuclear submarine that sent naval base 'into lockdown'
A Royal Navy submariner who sent Britain's Trident nuclear submarine base into lockdown after allegedly staging a bomb hoax 'prank' has been arrested. The sailor - believed to be a Petty Officer on HMS Vanguard - reportedly triggered a major emergency response after calling a bomb warning to the 15,900-tonne sub's control room. It sparked a huge security response at HMNB Clyde, where Britain's nuclear doomsday boats are based - with the headquarters being placed into lockdown. A bomb squad was reportedly scrambled to the naval establishment in Faslane, Scotland, following the alleged prank. Speaking to The Sun, an anonymous source said: 'The suspect was working in the rear of the boat, in the engineering control room, and allegedly called up front to the main control room and claimed there was a bomb on board. 'It's not clear if he lost the plot or if it was a stupid prank that went horribly wrong. The person who took the call believed it was credible and triggered a full emergency response. 'They did a quick draw and the base piped orders to the Royal Marines to guard the jetty and the submarine hatches to make sure no one could come on or off.' A Royal Navy spokesman said: 'We can confirm that a member of the Royal Navy is under investigation by the Defence Serious Crime Command for a bomb hoax.' HMS Vanguard re-entered Britain's nuclear deterrence fleet last year following a seven-year refit of the £4billion boat. However, the 492ft vessel's upgrade - meant to only take three years - was delayed for a further four due to the Covid-19 pandemic and other factors. The hi-tech boat is one of four Vanguard submarines carrying Britain's nuclear doomsday weapons. Each of the craft can carry up to 16 Trident ballistic missiles that can hold multiple nuclear warheads each, capable of levelling a major city. As part of the Royal Navy's continuous at-sea deterrent, the submarines prowl the waters across the globe for months on secret missions. One is always at sea at anyone time, ready to deploy its nuclear warheads, if ordered to do so by the Prime Minister. However, HMS Vanguard hit the headlines last January when it was chosen to carry out Britain's first nuclear missiles test in eight years. The Trident missile, launched from the boat, misfired and crashed back into the ocean, in what the MoD brushed aside as an 'anomaly'. The failure led to questions over the UK's ability to deploy its nuclear arsenal.
Telegraph
14-07-2025
- Telegraph
Royal Navy sailor arrested over bomb hoax on nuclear submarine
A Royal Navy sailor was reportedly arrested over a bomb hoax on a Trident submarine. The Petty Officer on HMS Vanguard is claimed to have caused a full emergency response after calling in a bomb warning to the 16,000-tonne submarine's main control room. His alleged threat, believed to have been a prank, is said to have triggered a lockdown at HMNB Clyde, the navy's headquarters in Scotland where nuclear-armed submarines are kept. A bomb squad was reportedly called to the scene in Faslane. An anonymous source told The Sun: 'The suspect was working in the rear of the boat, in the engineering control room, and allegedly called up front to the main control room and claimed there was a bomb on board. 'It's not clear if he lost the plot or if it was a stupid prank that went horribly wrong. The person who took the call believed it was credible and triggered a full emergency response. Under investigation 'They did a quick draw and the base piped orders to the Royal Marines to guard the jetty and the submarine hatches to make sure no one could come on or off.' A Royal Navy spokesman said: 'We can confirm that a member of the Royal Navy is under investigation by the Defence Serious Crime Command for a bomb hoax.' The £4 billion submarine re-entered service as part of the UK's nuclear deterrent fleet last year after a seven-year refit in Plymouth. Last January, it was chosen to carry out Britain's first nuclear missile test in eight years, but the Trident nuclear missile misfired and crashed into the ocean after what the Ministry of Defence called an 'anomaly'. The failure prompted questions about the effectiveness and efficiency of Britain's nuclear deterrent.
The National
14-07-2025
- The National
Arrest made after bomb hoax triggers lockdown at Faslane nuclear base
The suspect is being held after the incident at the base in Faslane near Glasgow, which houses the UK's nuclear deterrent vessels, A source told The Daily Record said he had 'allegedly called up front to the main control room (of HMS Vanguard) and claimed there was a bomb on board'. READ MORE: Scottish Tories splash £150k of taxpayer cash on MSP 'media training' They added: 'It's not clear if he lost the plot or if it was a stupid prank that went horribly wrong. The Royal Navy, meanwhile, said in a statement: 'We can confirm that a member of the Royal Navy is under investigation by the Defence Serious Crime Command for a bomb hoax.'
Scottish Sun
13-07-2025
- Scottish Sun
Royal Navy sailor arrested over bomb hoax on nuclear submarine which sparked fears of doomsday meltdown
SUB 'BOMB THREAT' Royal Navy sailor arrested over bomb hoax on nuclear submarine which sparked fears of doomsday meltdown Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A ROYAL Navy sailor has been arrested over a bomb hoax on a nuclear-armed submarine. His alleged threat, thought to have been a prank, sparked fears of a doomsday meltdown, sources said. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up The suspect, a Petty Officer on HMS Vanguard, was said to have called in the bomb warning to the submarine's main control room. It triggered lockdown at HMNB Clyde where Britain's nuclear deterrent vessels are based, with a bomb squad racing to the scene in Faslane. A source said: 'The suspect was working in the rear of the boat, in the engineering control room, and allegedly called up front to the main control room and claimed there was a bomb on board. 'It's not clear if he lost the plot or if it was a stupid prank that went horribly wrong. 'The person who took the call believed it was credible and triggered a full emergency response. 'They did a quick draw and the base piped orders to the Royal Marines to guard the jetty and the submarine hatches to make sure no one could come on or off.' The suspect was subsequently held. The Royal Navy said: 'We can confirm that a member of the Royal Navy is under investigation by the Defence Serious Crime Command for a bomb hoax.' Royal Navy sailors are set to be housed on a barge like the Bibby Stockholm in a bid to save cash on hotels 1 A Petty Officer on HMS Vanguard has been arrested over a bomb hoax Credit: Alamy Unlock even more award-winning articles as The Sun launches brand new membership programme - Sun Club.
