Two Royal Navy warships collided in Bahrain at the end of last week because one was incorrectly rewired, meaning that it unexpectedly went into reverse when it was set to go forward, military sources have said.
But naval sources said on Sunday they believed the cause of the accident was a simple rewiring error in a recently inspected vessel.
The vessel had been recently inspected by officers at the maritime capability, trials and assessment team, they added.
Fresh video and pictures from inside HMS Bangor show sunlight clearly coming through a hole at the end of a kitchen cabin and damage to sleeping berths.
Houthi rebels have been attacking merchant shipping travelling through the Bab el-Mandeb waterway in the southern Red Sea, prompting the US and UK to deploy warships in the area and bomb targets in Yemen in an attempt to halt the attacks.
The Ministry of Defence declined to comment on the causes of the accident, saying its investigation was continuing, but earlier on Sunday, Shapps denied that the crash between the two warships was a product of ineptitude.
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Two Royal Navy warships collided in Bahrain at the end of last week because one was incorrectly rewired, meaning that it unexpectedly went into reverse when it was set to go forward, military sources have said.
But naval sources said on Sunday they believed the cause of the accident was a simple rewiring error in a recently inspected vessel.
The vessel had been recently inspected by officers at the maritime capability, trials and assessment team, they added.
Fresh video and pictures from inside HMS Bangor show sunlight clearly coming through a hole at the end of a kitchen cabin and damage to sleeping berths.
Houthi rebels have been attacking merchant shipping travelling through the Bab el-Mandeb waterway in the southern Red Sea, prompting the US and UK to deploy warships in the area and bomb targets in Yemen in an attempt to halt the attacks.
The Ministry of Defence declined to comment on the causes of the accident, saying its investigation was continuing, but earlier on Sunday, Shapps denied that the crash between the two warships was a product of ineptitude.
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