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| Royal Navy investigates after official documents 'found in Wetherspoons' | Royal Navy investigates after official documents 'found in Wetherspoons' |
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| In February, HMS Anson departed BAE System's shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and headed out to open sea for the first time | In February, HMS Anson departed BAE System's shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and headed out to open sea for the first time |
| The Royal Navy says it is investigating after documents marked "official sensitive" were reportedly found in a Wetherspoons pub toilet. | The Royal Navy says it is investigating after documents marked "official sensitive" were reportedly found in a Wetherspoons pub toilet. |
| According to the Sun, the files carried details about HMS Anson - one of the navy's most advanced vessels. | According to the Sun, the files carried details about HMS Anson - one of the navy's most advanced vessels. |
| The paper says the files were left in the Furness Railway pub in Barrow-in-Furness, with a source saying they were found on the floor of a toilet cubicle. | The paper says the files were left in the Furness Railway pub in Barrow-in-Furness, with a source saying they were found on the floor of a toilet cubicle. |
| The navy said they were "generic" papers with no classified information. | The navy said they were "generic" papers with no classified information. |
| In a statement, the Royal Navy spokesman: "These are generic training documents that carry no classified information. | In a statement, the Royal Navy spokesman: "These are generic training documents that carry no classified information. |
| "However, we take all security matters extremely seriously and will investigate the circumstances of their discovery." | "However, we take all security matters extremely seriously and will investigate the circumstances of their discovery." |
| The BBC has not seen the documents. | The BBC has not seen the documents. |
| HMS Anson is a nuclear-powered attack submarine, which was built at the BAE Systems' shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, in Cumbria, very close to the pub where materials were found. | HMS Anson is a nuclear-powered attack submarine, which was built at the BAE Systems' shipyard in Barrow-in-Furness, in Cumbria, very close to the pub where materials were found. |
| The 318ft (97m), 7,800 tonnes, nuclear-powered vessel is the fifth of the new Astute-class attack submarines to join the navy fleet. | |
| According to the Ministry of Defence, Astute-class submarines are "the largest, most advanced and "most powerful" attack submarines ever operated by the navy - and Anson is capable of circumnavigating the globe without resurfacing. | |
| The hunter-killer vessel is now at His Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde, Dunbartonshire. | |
| A source told the Sun that the files were discovered on the floor of a cubicle on what was "quite a lively night". | A source told the Sun that the files were discovered on the floor of a cubicle on what was "quite a lively night". |
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