The aircraft carrier “Charles de Gaulle” of the Naval Forces (Navy) France collided with a ten-meter sailing yacht in the sea, not far from the city Toulon. It is reported by Naval News with reference to the Sea Prefecture of the Mediterranean Sea.
The incident occurred in the morning of November 12, when the ship was at the naval base of the tooth. The crew noticed that the aircraft carrier had a sailboat under the flag of Poland, and tried to evade him, after which the collision occurred.
After the accident, the aircraft carrier team set a connection with the shkipper of the yacht and sent to the ship help. It turned out, on board the sailboat was one person, he did not suffer.
Investigation is underway.
In early October, the collision of the American atomic impact submarine with an unknown subject in the Indo-Pacific region was reported. The accident did not affect the nuclear power plant, it is fully operational. At the same time, 11 sailors were injured, they were injured light and medium severity.