Royal Navy landing craft collides with Cremyll Ferry

A Royal Navy landing craft from HMS Raleigh collided with the Cremyll Ferry this morning.

The crash happened at around 10am near Mayflower Marina.

A spokesman for the Navy said there are no reported injuries.

The ferry has been taken out of service and the landing craft is returning to Devonport Naval Base.

The Cremyll Ferry operates from Cremyll in Cornwall across the River Tamar to Stonehouse. A relief ferry is covering the service.

A Navy spokesman said: "The landing craft was on the way to Plymouth Sound to take part in a training exercise with two small Royal Naval inflatable boats.

"The exercise was to allow the drivers of rigid inflatable boats to practise coming alongside a larger vessel - ie the landing craft."

The Queen's Harbour Master is liaising with the Maritime Coastguard Agency and the causes of the incident are being investigated.

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