Thirty-eight illegal immigrants have been rescued from the English Channel after their boat sank off the coast of southeast England, the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Sept. 15. The illegal immigrants were trying to reach the UK coast in a dinghy, which deflated in UK waters at around 6:17 a.m. local time. The Coastguard…
38 Illegal Immigrants Rescued in English Channel From Sinking Boat
British Aircraft Carrier Set to Miss Flight Trials Off US Coast Over Malfunction
The aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales could miss crucial flight trials with F-35B Lightning jets off the American coast after it suffered a problem with a propeller shaft. The £3 billion carrier, which was commissioned in 2019, set sail from Portsmouth on Saturday amid great fanfare but had barely reached the open sea before…
‘Mechanical Issue’ Hits UK’s HMS Prince of Wales as It Heads for Exercises With US Navy
The Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has broken down as it prepared to cross the Atlantic to join exercises off the U.S. coast. The 65,000-tonne warship left from Portsmouth Naval Base, Hampshire, on Saturday but hadn’t gone far before it was hit with mechanical problems. A Royal Navy spokeswoman said, “HMS…
Royal Navy to Continue Tackling Illegal Immigration in Channel If Truss Becomes PM
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has vowed to continue deploying the Royal Navy to tackle illegal immigration in the English Channel if she becomes the next prime minister. The Royal Navy was brought in to patrol the Channel in April, when Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the move would help ensure that “no boat makes…
Russian Submarine Collided With UK Warship in North Atlantic
A British Royal Navy warship collided with a Russian submarine while on patrol in the North Atlantic Ocean in late 2020, it has been revealed. The collision took place when HMS Northumberland, a Type 23 frigate, was searching for the submarine after it disappeared from the ship’s view in the Arctic Circle. The submarine hit…
UK Needs Bigger Navy in ‘Increasingly Hostile’ World: Lawmakers
Britain must build a bigger and more advanced navy to protect the country in an “increasingly hostile and unpredictable international environment,” a cross-party group of lawmakers has warned. On Tuesday, the Defence Committee of the House of Commons published its latest report entitled “We’re going to need a bigger Navy.” The report finds that the…
Royal Navy Flagship Returns Home Without £100M Fighter Jet
The Royal Navy’s flagship is to return home following the first operational deployment of the carrier strike group (CSG), which has been dogged by incidents including the loss of a £100 million fighter jet at sea. The aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, with seven warships and a submarine, set off from Portsmouth Naval Base following…
UK Carrier Strike Group Sets Sail on Seven-Month Indo-Pacific Deployment
Britain’s Carrier Strike Group, led by Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, will set sail later on Saturday on its maiden operational deployment to the Indo-Pacific region, which is aimed at countering the security challenges posed by the Chinese regime. The Queen visited the carrier in Portsmouth earlier Saturday, meeting crew members and wishing…
Australia to Join UK-Led Carrier Strike Group With US, Japan, Dutch Navies
Australia is joining forces with the United Kingdom, the United States, Japan, and the Netherlands for naval exercises in the Indo-Pacific in a show of strength that an expert says marks the UK’s return as a global maritime power as it seeks to protect its interest in the face of an expansionist China. The U.S. and…
UK, Japan Voice ‘Serious Concerns’ Over Beijing’s Maritime Aggression
February 3, 2021
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Britain and Japan on Wednesday expressed “serious concerns” over the situation in the East and South China Seas and their common opposition to the Chinese regime’s unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force. At a virtual meeting with their Japanese counterparts Toshimitsu Motegi and Nobuo Kishi, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary…
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