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Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth cancels visit to South Korea as North Korea rages ab
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth cancels visit to South Korea as North Korea rages about British warships' deployment
ROYAL Navy flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth has axed plans to visit South Korea amid the escalating coronavirus crisis in the country and deepening tensions with North Korea.
By Tom Cotterill
Thursday, 26th August 2021, 4:03 pm
The mighty aircraft carrier had planned to visit the Asian state’s southern city of Busan to carry out a series of joint defence events.
But South Korea is currently gripped in its latest wave of coronavirus, which has forced military chiefs to change course.
The decision follows a visit to the port by the Royal Navy’s Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Artful, which arrived days before the £3.2bn aircraft carrier’s expected arrival.
The move comes as Britain faces an outcry from North Korea over plans to deploy two Portsmouth-based warship to Asian waters in the coming weeks.
But South Korea is currently gripped in its latest wave of coronavirus, which has forced military chiefs to change course.
The decision follows a visit to the port by the Royal Navy’s Astute-class nuclear-powered submarine, HMS Artful, which arrived days before the £3.2bn aircraft carrier’s expected arrival.
The move comes as Britain faces an outcry from North Korea over plans to deploy two Portsmouth-based warship to Asian waters in the coming weeks.
more:
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/royal-navy-aircraft-carrier-hms-queen-elizabeth-cancels-visit-to-south-korea-as-north-korea-rages-about-british-warships-deployment-3361126