Sailors treated over contaminated water on warship

British sailors person needed infirmary attraction aft problems with h2o supplies connected committee their warship.

Submarine huntsman HMS Portland returned to its location basal of Portsmouth connected Friday aft the incident.

A Royal Navy spokesperson said it was a "precautionary measure" aft an contented with the ship's caller h2o systems.

They said measures were being taken to "safeguard the ship's company" during an investigation, with HMS Richmond asked to supply screen if needed.

HMS Portland spent overmuch of past twelvemonth patrolling UK waters and past July co-operated with Nato allies connected a submarine-hunting workout successful the North Atlantic.

Last period it tracked a Russian warship arsenic it sailed successful planetary waters adjacent to the UK.

The Type 23 frigate was launched successful 1999 and implicit the years has been utilized successful anti-drug missions successful the Caribbean (2007) and deployed against pirates disconnected the Horn of Africa (2009).

The vessel besides helped with catastrophe alleviation successful Belize aft Hurricane Dean successful 2007.

It underwent a lengthy refit successful 2021 which included an overhaul of machinery, computers and IT systems.