The 65,000-tonne carrier, the largest warship ever to be built in Britain, is expected to be the Royal Navy's flagship for at least 50 years.
Daily Mail: Big Lizzie had big leaky! State-of-the-art aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth let more than 200 tons of water onto ship when it suffered burst pipe - enough to drown three people
* HMS Queen Elizabeth left Portsmouth Naval Base last month to embark on trials
* But the ship was forced to return after the £3.1 billion aircraft carrier had a leak
* The ship's company removed a large volume of water from the hull afterwards
The leak onboard Britain's largest and most powerful warship which caused it to return to port yesterday was far worst than initially feared, reports suggest.
A burst pipe onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth, a £3.1 billion aircraft carrier, let in more than 200 tons of water and put it out of commission for the second time in just 19 months.
Several decks were reportedly flooded after the salt water pipe burst putting at least three people at risk of drowning - according to Forces News.
The force from the leaking pipe was so strong that a stairwell is understood to have been buckled by the high-pressure jet of water.
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More News On The HMS Queen Elizabeth Developing A Serious Leak During Sea Trials
HMS Queen Elizabeth: Water leak on aircraft carrier 'neck-high' -- BBC
HMS Queen Elizabeth: More Than 200 Tonnes Of Water Leaks After Burst Pipe -- Forces Network
Britain's new $3.8 billion aircraft carrier just sprang a leak -- CNN
Britain’s new aircraft carrier springs a leak — again -- Defense News
Over 200 tons of water leaked onto HMS Queen Elizabeth, 3 sailors nearly drowned – report -- RT
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