Warship puts off Gulf leave
A PORTSMOUTH minehunter has delayed its departure until the weekend.
HMS Middleton was due to leave the naval base on Tuesday morning for a three-year spell in the Middle East.
But ship spotters were disappointed after the Navy put back the voyage to carry out extra training.
The 40-plus crew will now go through more operational sea training to make sure their drills are up to the right standard.
A Navy spokesman said: 'There is no question of there being a defect with Middleton, it is simply the case that they want to sort out some extra training before they head to sea.'
The patron of Middleton, Lady Blaker, visited the ship last month to mark the 27th anniversary of when she launched the ship in Scotland.
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