‘Vessel’s primary role is to protect vital sea lanes, ensure access to sea bases’ KUWAIT CITY, Aug 27: HMS MIDDLETON visited Shuwaikh port on 24 August 2022 for two days as part of UK-Kuwait Cooperation. HMS MIDDLETON is one of eight Hunt-class minehunters in the Royal Navy which make up Second M
‘Vessel’s primary role is to protect vital sea lanes, ensure access to sea bases’ KUWAIT CITY, Aug 27: HMS MIDDLETON visited Shuwaikh port on 24 August 2022 for two days as part of UK-Kuwait Cooperation. HMS MIDDLETON is one of eight Hunt-class minehunters in the Royal Navy which make up Second M
A Royal Navy minesweeper has been damaged after it crashed while trying to dock at a naval base in Bahrian.
HMS Chiddingfold was being docked by Lieutenant Commander Simon Reeves when it twice struck another warship causing damage to its plastic hull.
The Hunt-class mine hunter suffered approximately £100,000 of damage and will take several months to repair.
HMS Chiddingfold, pictured, was damaged while its captain was trying to dock the vessel in Bahrain
Lieutenant Commander Simon Reeves, pictured, was commanding Chiddingfold when it struck HMS Penzance
Lt Cdr Reeves took command of the 200ft vessel which was launched in October 1983 last month. The incident happened on his first attempt to dock the vessel after dark.
Chief Petty Officer Keith Ross boasted about his car to workmate Harry Malbon
The pair went for a drive out of Portsmouth Naval Base in July last year
Inquest heard after they passed speed camera Ross floored it to reach 150mph
Ross, who was not wearing a seatbelt, lost control, sending the car off the M275
Coroner ruled the father died from misadventure in wholly unsuitable vehicle
A Royal Navy engineer died after he crashed off a motorway while driving at 150mph in a bid to prove that his modified Vauxhall Astra was faster than his colleague’s car, an inquest has heard.
Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Keith “Paddy” Ross had boasted to his workmate, Harry Malbon, that his car would “take the record” before taking him for a drive from Portsmouth Naval Base on July 15 last year.
Chief Petty Officer Keith ‘Paddy’ Ross (Family/MoD/PA)
The father-of-five, of Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, drove at speeds of up to 150mph on the M275 before he lost control and crashed on to a road below causing him to be flung from the vehicle because he was not wearing a seatbelt.