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Daily Mirror
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Sean Rayment

Row erupts over who was to blame for naval disaster that killed 56 in Falklands War

A war of words has broken out over a book that claims the Bluff Cove disaster in the Falklands was “avoidable”.

Rear Admiral Jeremy Larken, captain of HMS Fearless, has criticised former Welsh Guards officer-turned-author Crispin Black, who survived the attack.

His book about the 1982 tragedy, which killed 56 servicemen and injured hundreds more, is due out this month.

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