§ Mr. Pounderasked the Secretary of State for Defence which of Her Majesty's ships will visit Northern Ireland ports this year; and what are their approximate complements.
§ Mr. HaySubject to overriding operational needs, arrangements have been made for three of Her Majesty's ships to visit Northern Ireland ports this year. Details of the visits are as follows:—
statement about the collision between an oil tanker and H.M.S. "Cavalier" when the latter was being towed from Chatham Dockyard to Gibraltar for refit.
§ Mr. HayOn 21st May, at about 8 a.m., H.M.S. "Cavalier", while under tow from Chatham to Gibraltar, was in collision in fog with the tanker "Burgon" of Libertan registry, at a position 20 miles off Brighton. Both ships suffered 63W damage. "Cavalier" is now at Devon-port for the repairs necessary to her bow, before resuming the tow to Gibraltar. A Naval Board of Inquiry has been held and its report is awaited.