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Date Published: 31/05/2023

Ticking time bomb: Gibraltar activists protest the arrival of British nuclear submarine

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The environmental group believes potentially dangerous repairs are being carried out on the Royal Navy ship in the Strait

Ticking time bomb: Gibraltar activists protest the arrival of British nuclear submarine

Verdemar Ecologistas en Acción have issued a stark warning following the arrival of the British nuclear powered submarine HMS Triumph at the Gibraltar naval base on Tuesday morning, May 30. This is not the first time the ship has stopped over in the Strait – it previously docked in 2013 and 2016 – and the activists fear for its impact on the environment.

According to the group, the HMS Triumph, which they have dubbed a “floating bomb” is in need of constant repairs and was even involved in a catastrophic incident at the Scottish Davenport base, when a cooling system failure resulted in a nuclear accident alarm for all of the submarines in the port.

"We have suspicions that repairs are being carried out on these floating devices since the HMS Tireless left the waters of the Bay of Algeciras 20 years ago," the ecologists have stressed, adding that nuclear reactors present multiple threats, such as extreme weather events like earthquakes and floods.

Verdemar is convinced that regular repairs to these vessels in Gibraltar waters puts both people and the environment in danger:

“We demand that Gibraltar be freed from nuclear-powered devices and other ships that constitute true floating bombs. We do not want or need a nuclear Emergency Plan, what we need is for them to leave,” the ecologists concluded.

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Image: Verdemar Ecologistas en Acción

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