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HMS Prince of Wales fails to depart for Nato exercises

By Thomas A. Smith

HMS Prince of Wales was due to replace HMS Queen Elizabeth in Exercise Steadfast Defender – the largest Nato exercise since the Cold War.

However, the £3bn warship has remained in Portsmouth and the harbour mouth has been reopened to normal marine traffic.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the departure had been “postponed”.

Hundreds of people lined Portsmouth Harbour to watch the carrier’s scheduled departure at 12:15 GMT.

However, after MoD police boats secured the area and the harbour mouth was closed, the channel was reopened and the crowd dispersed.

via www.bbc.com

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