The UK's flagship aircraft carrier suffers new misfortune and won't lead major NATO exercise

• The UK Royal Navy's fleet flagship had to withdraw from a major NATO exercise at the last minute.
• HMS Queen Elizabeth had issues with its starboard propeller shaft.
• In 2019, HMS Queen Elizabeth was left without propulsion for days and flooded.

HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy's flagship, had to pull out of its role leading the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War at the last minute, the Royal Navy reports.

Routine pre-sailing checks identified an issue with a coupling on the 65,000-ton warship's starboard propeller shaft, preventing it from sailing on Sunday.