article_snippet.sent: Dick James said: 'Our defence forces are not up to much if a rogue submarine of unidentified nationality is tearing around the Irish Sea.'
article_snippet.sent: Mr James said Royal Navy protocols mean an incident like this would not happen involving a British submarine.
article_snippet.sent: You cannot always prevent an act of aggression but if an incident like this did happen Royal Navy protocols said that a British submarine would immediately surface to check on the health and welfare of the people involved and this one did not. '
article_snippet.sent: It said It could not comment on Royal Navy submarine movements or the fishing vessel incident.
article_snippet.sent: Sinn Fein Northern Ireland Assembly member Chris Hazzard said: 'The fact that a submarine didn't even surface to make sure the fishermen were safe has caused considerable resentment in the area.
article_snippet.sent: It is totally unacceptable that a submarine would show such contempt for maritime workers. '
article_snippet.sent: Whether this is a British vessel attached to the hugely controversial Trident system or a Nato submarine in training, our local fishermen deserve justice.'