§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what inquiries or investigations have been carried out into the sinking of the Ardlough, Ocean Gain, Mhari-L, Alert II, St. Patrick, Emma Jane and Inspire; what has been the result of such inquiries or investigations; which of the incidents took place in submarine exercise areas or normal submarine lanes; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PortilloInquiries were carried out by the Department's marine surveyors into casualties involving Ardlough, Ocean Gain, Mhari-L, Alert II, Emma Jane and Inspire, but not the French flag vessel St. Patrick. Of those investigated, only the Ardlough and Mhari-L were in a submarine exercise area. The positions of submarine lanes are classified information.
The surveyors found no evidence of submarine involvement in any of the cases investigated.