Britain's defence ministry said the submarine was 'watertight' and there were no injuries to personnel [AFP]UK Nuclear Submarine Runs Aground -- Al JAzeera
Defence ministry rules out "nuclear incident" and says it is assessing the situation on the northwest of Scotland.
A British Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarine has run aground off the coast of northwest Scotland, a spokesman at Britain's ministry of defence said.
"This is not a nuclear incident," the spokesman said on Friday. "There are no injuries to personnel and the submarine is watertight."
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