That the collision happened close to port is weird in itself. France has its SSBNs stationed south of Brest; the UK to the west of Glasgow. One would assume the

That the collision happened close to port is weird in itself. France has its SSBNs stationed south of Brest; the UK to the west of Glasgow. One would assume the individual routes to the patrol areas would be rather different. What would the HMS Vanguard do less than a days travel from Brest?