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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ben Mitchell

Engineers inspect damaged propeller shaft of broken down aircraft carrier

PA Wire

Engineers have been carrying out inspections of the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales after it broke down on its way to the US.

The £3 billion warship left from Portsmouth Naval Base on Saturday before an “emerging mechanical issue” occurred while it was off the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight.

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