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| UK shipyard evacuated amid reports of a bomb on a nuclear submarine - operator | UK shipyard evacuated amid reports of a bomb on a nuclear submarine - operator |
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| A shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness in northern England that builds nuclear submarines has been evacuated, after a bomb warning, according to the operator, BAE systems. | A shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness in northern England that builds nuclear submarines has been evacuated, after a bomb warning, according to the operator, BAE systems. |
| Police were alerted around 9am on Wednesday morning, after an anonymous tip-off warning that there was a bomb on one of the Astute class vessels at BAE Systems' shipyard in Barrow, according to The Mail. | |
| “As a precaution, the Devonshire Dock Complex has been closed,” a spokeswoman for BAE Systems said. “Staff, contractors and local residents are being kept informed.” | |
| Some 1,700 employees were evacuated from the scene as Cumbria Police moved in to investigate the incident. Ambulances are at the scene. | Some 1,700 employees were evacuated from the scene as Cumbria Police moved in to investigate the incident. Ambulances are at the scene. |
| Devonshire Dock Hall is where the UK defense and security firm is constructing the final three attack submarines of Britain’s newest fleet. | Devonshire Dock Hall is where the UK defense and security firm is constructing the final three attack submarines of Britain’s newest fleet. |
| Astute-class submarines are the latest generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines in service with the British Royal Navy. The £1.4 billion ($1.7bn) vessels are 318ft long and weigh up to 8,200 tons – armed with an arsenal of cruise missiles and torpedos. | |
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