Grant Shapps Denies Collision Between Two Navy Warships Shows Incompetence

An investigation is under way after footage posted on social media appeared to show HMS Chiddingfold reversing into HMS Bangor near Bahrain.
Grant Shapps Denies Collision Between Two Navy Warships Shows Incompetence
HMS Bangor, pictured before the collision on an unspecified date. PA
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Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has said a collision between two Royal Navy warships in a Middle East harbour suggests something “clearly” went wrong, but denied it was incompetence.

An investigation is under way after footage posted on social media appeared to show HMS Chiddingfold reversing into HMS Bangor off the coast of Bahrain.