Official documents found in a British pub toilet about the Royal Navy's $1.63bn nuclear-powered submarine HMS Anson

Official documents about the Royal Navy's HMS Anson submarine have been found in a British pub toilet. Service officials said no classified information had been leaked.

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Documents about the submarine have been found in a bar near the BAE Systems shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness. They contain information on the inner workings of the nuclear submarine, which was used while studying the isolation and depressurisation procedures of submarine elements.

The Sun's interlocutor said he went into the toilet and saw the documents on the floor. The bar was still closed at this point. UK Royal Navy officials said the documents were not secret. The service has already initiated an investigation.

HMS Anson is a nuclear-powered submarine worth around £1.3bn ($1.63bn). She was unveiled in mid-spring 2021 and entered service in late summer 2022. HMS Anson is the fifth Astute-class attack submarine.

The submarine first entered the open sea in early 2023. It can carry heavy torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles.

Source: The Sun