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According to a report by the Russian Television Today (RT) website on the 13th, citing British media reports, the British Royal Navy has fired a nuclear submarine captain who reportedly had an improper relationship with a junior sailor and sent him pornographic videos.

The report did not disclose the captain's name, but revealed that he commanded one of the UK's four Vanguard-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines. The Trident II submarine-launched missiles carried by the submarine are an important part of the UK's nuclear deterrent force.

"Anyone who should be punished will be held accountable for their actions, regardless of their rank or status," a Royal Navy spokesman said. "Any behavior that falls short of the highest standards will not be tolerated."

A British submarine RT report with picture

Prior to commanding a nuclear submarine, the captain was one of the youngest officers to command a conventional attack submarine in the UK and was awarded the Order of the British Empire.

Several crew members testified that during the submarine deployment, the captain had an inappropriate sexual relationship with a junior sailor, sent selfies to the sailor and made a video of their sexual encounter and sent it to the junior sailor. It is not clear whether the junior sailor was a man or a woman.

The captain was initially reassigned after the incident came to light, but was ultimately relieved of his naval duties after British admirals saw the video.

RT stated that the British Royal Navy introduced female crew members to serve in submarines for the first time in 2014. In 2017, the captain and first mate of the British nuclear submarine "Vigilant" were accused of having an affair with a junior female officer.

In recent years, the British submarine force has been facing a shortage of crew members and even commanders. After the retirement of Simon Asquith, the British Navy's rear admiral in charge of the submarine department last year, the British Royal Navy even had to post recruitment ads on the social platform LinkedIn due to staff shortages.

Source: Global Times