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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Britain’s flagship Bulwark ‘stands ready’ to support Olympic mission
On a typical summer’s day – wet, windy – seamen specialists of the nation’s flagship pull in the hawser on the forecastle as HMS Bulwark sails on her Olympic mission.
The amphibious assault ship departed Devonport yesterday and is spending the next few days ‘fine tuning’ before she arrives in Weymouth Bay – a giant piece in the Olympic security jigsaw.
The 16,000-tonne warship will serve as the floating command and control headquarters supporting Dorset police’s security team – the hub of a huge operation safeguarding sailing events off the seaside town.
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