Britain's most senior sailor, First Sea Lord, Adm. Jonathon Band, said the underwater crash posed no risk to the safety of the submarines' nuclear reactors and nuclear missiles.

英国最资深的海员、第一海务大臣乔纳森·班德上将说，水下撞击对潜艇上的核反应堆和核弹的安全没有造成风险。

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This afternoon the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, issued a statement saying the two vessels hit each other while travelling at very low speeds and no one was injured.

今天下午首席海事大臣，海军上将Jonathon Band发表声明称，两艘舰艇低速相撞，并没有人员伤亡。

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Lord West of Spithead was First Sea Lord, the professional head of the Royal Navy, from 2002 to 2006.

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