Monday 24 January 2011

Portsmouth bids farewell to warship HMS Ark Royal

Some 5,000 people boarded axed aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal after it opened its decks for the final time as part of a farewell send-off. See more on the BBC web site - link.
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2 comments:

Steve said...

My stepson is the Duty Officer on the Ark - he's not a fan of a certain PM who promised in Nova Scotia (pre-announcement) to come back for the celebrations in Portsmouth but was then "too busy" (post announcement)...

Vulture said...

Must confess I struggle with the idea that as a maritime nation we will be better off for not having a carriers until the end of decade. You just need to see how things are unfolding in the middle east to see what a volotile world we are living in... A deeply flawed decision IMHO.