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Commander of UK nuclear sub removed after mishap

LONDON -- The Royal Navy has removed the commander of a nuclear submarine that ran aground last month from his post.

Officials say Commander Andrew Coles will be replaced as commanding officer of the HMS Astute. The Ministry of Defense says Coles will be given another post.

The Astute ran aground in late October after hitting rocks off the Isle of Skye off the west coast of Scotland. It was stuck for several hours until it was towed to safety.

The billion pound (US$1.6 billion) vessel, one of Britain's fleet of 11 submarines powered by nuclear reactors and launched in 2007, was undergoing sea trials in Scotland when the accident happened.

The submarine is armed with Spearfish torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles.

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