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Dec 19, 2017
Britain’s most advanced warship is taking on
200 litres of seawater an hour
The £3.1bn HMS Queen Elizabeth has sprung a leak due
to a faulty seal - and an investigation is under way to determine
whether sister vessel HMS Prince of Wales has a similar problem.
The leaking warship, Britain’s biggest-ever aircraft
carrier, is taking on up to 200 litres of seawater an hour, The Daily Telegraph reports. Initial reports suggest
there is a “significant” defect with an inflatable rubber ring-style seal
around one of the propeller shafts.
The Sun says that “top brass are
furious”, because the carrier had the fault when it was delivered by ship
building partnership the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA).
The Navy is concerned that taxpayers may have to fund
future repairs, says the Daily Mirror. According to the newspaper, an insider said:
“There is a feeling that the ACA mugged us off by not sorting this before the
handover.”
However, Sky News says officials are portraying the leak
as “routine stuff”, pointing out that the fault was found during sea trials
designed to find such problems.
The 280-metre-long,
65,000-ton warship was formally commissioned into the Royal Navy fleet
by the Queen less than two weeks ago.
Original post: theweek.co.uk
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