How HMS Queen Elizabeth’s support ship is riding storm
The Tidespring, which provides key support to Britain's most This dramatic picture captures the moment a Royal Navy battleship was battered by the Beast From the East off the coast of Plymouth.
In scenes reminiscent of disaster movie The Perfect Storm, Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tidespring was rocked from side-to-side as hurricane conditions smashed into it yesterday.
The Tidespring, which provides key support to Britain's most powerful warship HMS Queen Elizabeth, powered through the thunderous waves and Baltic temperatures.
Footprints in the snow can be seen on the ship as it powers through choppy waters on its way home to Devon.
RFA Tidespring was not accompanying Queen Elizabeth when the photo was taken as she had already docked in Portsmouth.
The tanker is one of...