HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant submarine collision HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant submarine collision The submarines HMS "Vanguard" and "Triomphant" collided in the Atlantic Ocean in the night between 3–4 February 2009. Both are nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. The Royal Navy's and the French Navy's both sustained damage, but no injuries or radioactivity releases were reported. At the time of the collision, both vessels were submerged and, according to the UK Ministry of Defence, moving "at very low speed"; both are equipped with active and passive sonar, although only the latter is used on an operational patrol. HMS "Vanguard" was on a routine patrol in the Eastern
French submarine Laubie (S610) to surface and return to Casablanca with a heavily damaged sail. In 1956, "Laubie" took part in naval operations of the Suez crisis as a backup to . On 2 May 1960, "Laubie" was again rammed, this time by the liner "Ville de Marseille", off Algiers. Her stern was damaged over 9 metres. She sustained one last accident in September 1961, when she collided with at periscope depth. Severely damaged, "Laubie" was decommissioned, and broken up in 1963. French submarine Laubie (S610) German submarine "U-766 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the navy ("Kriegsmarine") of Nazi Germany during World