By the Editor: It is worrying how often can one recall risk being taken or normalised by authorities, at all levels, without clear understanding of the true consequence at the coal face (as evidenced by recent USN collisions for instance). The Integrated Review, under political and financial pressure, might, if particular care is not taken in assuming risk, start the future Navy down the road of unintended accidents. Here we can learn from history. Two different ships, in similarly remote locations, suffered different flooding accidents tackled by different generations. Nevertheless, the autho…
