A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_May_Island" id="mwlw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of May Island">series of accidental collisions</a> on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy" id="mwmA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine" id="mwmQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Submarine">submarines</a> with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships.