Navy submarine recruitment crisis forces sailors to spend record-breaking time underwater - The Mirror

Navy submarine recruitment crisis forces sailors to spend record-breaking time underwater - The Mirror

Royal Navy submariners are being forced to spend longer than ever before at sea, experts have warned, after Trident vessel HMS Vanguard clocked in a record 204 days underwater

Navy’s nuclear submarine hiring crisis as sailors forced to spend record 204 days underwater

By MARY O’CONNOR, 20 April 2025  Naval experts have sounded the alarm over a recruitment crisis plaguingBritain’s submarine fleet. The Royal Navy is struggling to hire and hold onto sailors manning the Trident nuclear deterrent, resulting in shortages ofengineers and other critical roles. Sailors are quitting amid a raft ofchallenges, including maintaining ageing boats. There are increasingly longpatrols underwater, with sailors cut off from con…