A long-awaited investigation into sexual harassment and abuse onboard the UK’s nuclear-armed submarines has found “intolerable” misogyny, bullying and other unacceptable behaviours.
The First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Ben Key, the head of the navy, ordered an internal inquiry into the claims made in October 2022 by Sophie Brook, a former naval officer, and other women about their treatment while serving in the elite Submarine Service.
After first going public, she said she had “multiple people contacting me saying the same thing happened to me… that ranged from minor sexual assault all the way up to rape”.
Ms Brook, who could have become the first female captain of a submarine but has since left the navy, gave evidence to the investigation as well as to the military police.
She previously told Sky News: “There is sexual assault, sexual harassment, and misogyny is widespread within the Submarine Service.”
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