Britain's £3billion flagship aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth 'catches fire' while docked in Scotland | 1YSD7V2 | 2024-03-10 06:08:02
The Royal Navy ship was moored at Glenmallan on the shores of Loch Long when the hearth broke out on Saturday.
BRITAIN's £3billion flagship plane service HMS Queen Elizabeth has "caught hearth" whereas docked in Scotland.
The Royal Navy ship was moored at Glenmallan on the shores of Loch Long when the hearth broke out on Saturday.
It's understood that nobody was injured and no ordnance was involved.
The Royal Navy stated: "A minor, remoted hearth on HMS Queen Elizabeth was shortly introduced underneath management and extinguished."
Scottish Hearth and Rescue is now working with the Navy to probe the cause of the hearth.
HMS Queen Elizabeth is en-route to Rosyth in Scotland for repairs on its starboard propeller shaft.
The plane service arrived at Glenmallan yesterday to off-load ammunition before heading to Rosyth for the repairs.
It comes after the flagship plane service was pulled off a Nato drill due to the faulty propeller shaft.
The 920ft aircraft carrier& — the costliest ship constructed for the Royal Navy — has been dogged by dodgy plumbing and a leaky propeller since first going to sea in 2017.
Last month, The Sun revealed a report& that claimed Royal Navy recruitment was so dangerous that defence bosses have been decommissioning two warships.
HMS Westminster, lately refurbished at big taxpayer expense, and& HMS Argyll& might be taken out of action this yr, with crews despatched to work on a yet-to-arrive new fleet of frigates.
Though the Authorities needs to cut the dimensions of the& Armed Forces,& recruitment continues to be under& target.
In 2023, consumption at the Navy and Marines fell 22.1 per cent on the yr before, while the& RAF's& fell by 17 per cent and the Army's by 15 per cent.
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