Allegations of raping women on Britain's Royal Navy, Navy Chief orders for inquiry

The chief of the UK Navy said he was deeply concerned about the rape of women on submarines. An inquiry has been ordered in the case of threatening and raping women on submarines. The Daily Mail newspaper quoted former Royal Navy lieutenant Sophie Brook, in which Sophie claimed that she had been physically and mentally abused. She also claimed that whenever a woman comes aboard submarines, the male crew members misjudge her. 

Submarine arranged the female colleagues to be raped at sea

Brook also alleged that the men had prepared a 'crush depth rape list' of female co-workers, in which the men on the submarine arranged the female colleagues to be raped at sea. He said that she was at number six in this list. Brooke, 30, left the Royal Navy earlier this year and was later sentenced to prison for sharing highly sensitive information via an email about submarine movements. 

Women are harassed

The newspaper quoted an unnamed Navy official as saying that women on submarines are constantly harassed for raping them. It is known that only about 10 percent of the full-time personnel of the Royal Navy are women. Women have been eligible to serve on submarines since 2011.

Navy Chief orders for inquiry

On this matter, Admiral Ben Key, Chief of the Royal Navy said that all the allegations of rape made against the Royal Navy are very condemnable. He said in his statement, 'Rape of women has no place in the Royal Navy, it will not be tolerated at all.' He further said that I have directed my senior team to thoroughly investigate all these allegations. If anyone is found guilty in this case, necessary action will be taken against him.