HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant submarine collision across the seabed". However, a government spokesman said that there "was no compromise to nuclear safety". Hervé Morin, France's Minister of Defence, said that they "face an extremely simple technological problem, which is that these submarines are not detectable". 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
French submarine Rubis (S601) 2007, while submerged, "Rubis" hit the bottom, damaging her bow and sonar. The boat returned to operations in July 2008. "Rubis" is expected to be decommissioned in the beginning of 2017. Since June 5, 2012, the fanion of "Rubis" was decorated with the Cross for Military Valour with one palm. French submarine Rubis (S601) Le Rubis (S 601 ; ex "Provence") is a first-generation nuclear attack submarine and head of the Rubis-class series of the French Navy assigned to the attack nuclear submarine squadron and named after French submarine "Rubis" which distinguished capability during World War II. Originally namesaked "Provence"