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Surveyors give Queen Elizabeth 2 all clear to continue final voyage.

Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) surveyors from the Southampton have today completed a full inspection of the Queen Elizabeth 2 liner after its grounding in the Solent, and they have given the all clear for the ship to continue on its final journey.

The crew of the 70,000 tonne vessel reported to the Solent Coastguard that they feared she may have run aground two nautical miles north west of Cowes whilst en route into Southampton.

Five harbour tugs attended the scene and the vessel was successfully refloated, and escorted into Southampton where MCA surveyors fully inspected the vessel to ensure she had not suffered any damage during the grounding and that it was safe to continue on her final voyage.

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