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Why do submariners have ‘coffin dreams’?

Lt Cmdr Charlie Neve has spent almost 40 years in the submarine service working in cramped conditions for up to 100 days at a time. In this clip he describes sleeping arrangements and why the legacy of life on board can stay with submariners long after they’ve stopped going to sea.

(Photo: The “coffins” on board HMS Alliance courtesy National Museum of the Royal Navy)

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2 minutes