Female Submariners in UK’s Royal Navy Suffered Bullying, Abuse and Even Rape: REPORT
Women suffered abuse during submarine duty./Image: UK Royal Navy.
Women were barred from the United Kingdom Royal Navy’s submarine forces from 1901 until 2011, and the first females returned to active duty in 2014.
While that was certainly a victory for them, the cohabitation of men and women in such confined spaces under the sea was not without problems.
Yesterday (4), the results of an internal investigation were published, showing that women in the Royal Navy’s submarine forces have suffered multiple incidents of abuse and harassment by male submariners.
The investigation also revealed that some of the abusers were senior officers, and the misconduct included ‘at least’ one report of rape.
Associated Press reported:
“The heavily redacted report arose from allegations by former Lt.
