Crowds lining The Parade in Cowes yesterday evening.HMS Queen Elizabeth, one of the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers, sailed through the Solent from Ryde yesterday evening (Tuesday) with large crowds gathering to see the spectacular sight. Positioning herself offshore from the Royal Yacht Squadron her crew lined the deck. Before at around 18:30 the RYS ceremonial cannons fired a 7-gun salute to welcome the vessel. In turn, the aircraft carrier responded with the 7-gun salute in reply. After seeing the flash of fire on board, it took four seconds for the sound to reach the shore. Following on from the final gunshot the very large crowd, one of the largest seen at Cowes Week for some years, burst into spontaneous clapping. Hundreds of people lined The Parade, around the RYS and onto the Green. On the Royal Yacht Squadron lawn, several officials from the RYS and the Navy gave three cheers to celebrate the event. Below the squadron’s platform by the cannons, the RYS Commodore, The Hon. James Holman, reciprocated the gesture with the assembled large crowd of the public joining in.
and will it make it out to sea or will it have to be towed back
Oh, you are so funny, you should be on the stage.
Second thoughts, don’t give up the day job. There’s a shortage of toilet cleaners.
It was towed in by tugs and towed out by tugs.
As is the norm for vessels this size.
Did I say otherwise?
didn’t she just return from Roysyth? how did she get here the M1?
It’s as reliable as the Floating Bridge
Rule Britannia, Britannia rules the waves!
That’s the old days, nowdays Britain couldn’t rule a
boating lake, our Borders are open to any Tom, Dick or Harry.
Britain is not the country it use to be.
Oh plastic qwerty. Still popping up with nonsense comments. Thanks for sharing your lack of insight.
Not in the channel they don’t…