The British aircraft carrier suddenly changed its itinerary to dock in Guam, and what happened to it

The British aircraft carrier formation "Queen Elizabeth", which had just entered the Philippine Sea two days ago, was still clamoring for large-scale exercises with many countries, but in the blink of an eye, it changed its original plan and turned to a stop at the U.S. naval base on Guam for rest.

The British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth

What happened to this British aircraft carrier?

According to the US "Star-Spangled Banner" reported on the 6th, the British fleet has docked at the Guam base on the same day. Steve Moorehouse, commander of the HMS Queen Elizabeth, said the carrier formation had visited more than 20 countries since leaving the UK in May. Docking on Guam was an important milestone for the British carrier formation.

However, according to the information previously announced by the British, the visit to Guam was not in the global voyage plan of the Queen Elizabeth , which was supposed to visit South Korea and Japan after leaving the South China Sea.

Why did British aircraft carriers suddenly change their plans? The reason is still related to the new crown epidemic in the aircraft carrier formation. "Our visit to Guam provided a natural opportunity for rest and recreation, thanks to the U.S. Navy for allowing us to use their facilities," Moorhouse said.

He certainly had to thank the United States. Since the British carrier formation found hundreds of cases of new coronavirus infection in the Indian Ocean, countries along the way have avoided the port visit plan of the poisoned aircraft carrier, and even former British colonies such as Singapore have said "no" to British aircraft carriers. However, months of sea voyage without a chance to rest ashore is intolerable for the now-disciplined British Navy. According to the plan, the British aircraft carrier will visit Japan in September, but with the current trend of the spread of the epidemic in Japan, it is also a problem that the British aircraft carrier will dare to let the sailors go ashore to relax - after all, the previous infected people were infected during the visit to the Mediterranean.

The British aircraft carrier formation is facing the dilemma of no land, and now the US Navy has finally reached out. "Guam's low rate of COVID-19 transmission and high vaccination rates provide a safe haven for British crews to enjoy some rest before returning to sea."

The aircraft carrier "Queen Elizabeth" docked in Guam

However, the people of Guam may not welcome the visit of this British aircraft carrier. Earlier, the Guam Daily said with a "look of disgust" that "the British fleet infected with the new crown virus will visit Guam". In order to appease the local people, Jeremy Sloan, commander of the US Anderson Air Force Base in Guam, said that the local community also docked in Guam after the US aircraft carrier "Roosevelt" was infected with the new crown virus, and the local community gave great support. "It turns out that we can control the outbreak without any subsequent transmission on the island." By contrast, the Queen Elizabeth now carries a very small number of cases, and all crew members have been vaccinated, and we have a plan in place to ensure that those infected are quarantined. ”

Sloan's statement clearly means that the current epidemic on the aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth has not disappeared. As to whether this visit by the British fleet will lead to a resurgence of the epidemic in Guam, only God knows.

Source: World Wide Web