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MoD reports ‘minor technical issue’ with aircraft carrier docked in Norway

The aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales near Portsmouth naval base
HMS Prince of Wales is one of two flagship aircraft carriers in the Royal Navy fleet. Photograph: LPhot May Luke/MoD/PA

A technical issue has been detected on a UK navy flagship while docked in Norway after working with Nato and the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), the government has said.

Earlier this month, HMS Prince of Wales – one of Britain’s two flagship aircraft carriers built for £6.4bn – set sail for Nordic waters from Loch Long, in Argyll and Bute, to provide security in the Atlantic and High North regions.

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