Commander Justin Codd, 45, pleaded guilty to causing damage to submarine HMS Ambush (above, Commander Codd pictured in 2003)
Daily Mail: I saw no ship! How Royal Navy commander crashed a £1.1billion submarine when he ‘took his eye off the ball'
Commander Justin Codd, 45, pleaded guilty to damaging nuclear submarine
He was sentenced to forfeiting a year of seniority at Portsmouth Naval Base
In 2016 he accidentally crashed the vessel while he was busy teaching students
A Royal Navy officer in charge of teaching future commanders how to operate submarines worth £1.1billion took his eye off the ball and caused a crash costing £2.1million.
Commander Justin Codd, 45, pleaded guilty to causing damage to submarine HMS Ambush.
He was sentenced to forfeiting a year of seniority at Portsmouth Naval Base.
The Astute-class machine was taken out of service for three months to undergo repairs costing £2.1million.
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