Royal Navy warship came within a 'hair's breadth' of crashin

Royal Navy warship came within a 'hair's breadth' of crashing into a huge oil tanker after an untrained officer was left in charge and failed to spot it - as lieutenant who tried to cover up the near-disaster is fined and slammed by a judge

Lieutenant Euan Playford-Johnston left an inexperienced colleague on HMS Penzance to navigate so he could concentrate on other work while in a busy shipping lane at night.

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