On December 19, Britain’s biggest ever warship estimated to be $4.2 billion developed a leak.
What happened?
The new aircraft carrier ‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’ developed unexpected leak that needs to be repaired.
Touted to be advanced vessel:
The Ministry of Defence spokesperson said, ”The new 65,000-ton ship, touted to be Britain’s most advanced military vessel and which was officially commissioned by the queen a couple of weeks ago, has an issue with a shaft seal which was identified during sea trials”.
A Royal Navy spokesman added, “This is scheduled for repair while she is alongside at Portsmouth. It does not prevent her from sailing again and her sea trials program will not be affected”.
Develops leak:
The vessel expectedly developed a leak and was letting in 200 liters of water every hour and repairing it would cost millions of pounds.
The ship took eight years to be built and was handed over with an issue by the manufacturers and the builders would have to foot the repair bill.
The Aircraft Carrier Alliance – a consortium including British engineering companies BAE Systems and Babcock, and the U.K. division of France’s Thales – built the Queen Elizabeth and its sister aircraft carrier, the HMS Prince of Wales, as apart of a 6.2 billion pound project.
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Source: Reuters
