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Warship a casualty of UK gales
LONDON, England --Violent gales sweeping the UK have left Britain's newest warship seriously damaged after a passenger ferry was blown into it.
High winds swept the ferry, Pride of Portsmouth, which was carrying 800 passengers and 130 crew from the French port of Le Havre, into the HMS St Albans as the ferry tried to berth in Portsmouth harbour.
A Royal Navy spokesman said the warship, a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate, suffered "significant damage to its superstructure" but no-one was hurt in the collision on Sunday which came as fierce gales battered much of the country, with the south being the worst hit.
"It will be out of action for the time being," he told Reuters.
The ship was only handed over to the Navy last year and was in its last week of preparation for sea training before becoming an operational part of the British fleet.
The incident comes just three months after Britain's high-tech Type 42 destroyer,HMS Nottingham, equipped with state-of-the-art navigation equipment, sailed onto well-charted rocks off Australia and punctured its hull.
The latest collision occurred as 70 miles-an-hour (110 kph) winds lashed Portsmouth harbour.
"The Pride of Portsmouth was being manoeuvred to her berth with assistance of tugs, when there was a big gust of wind and she was blown onto HMS St Albans," a spokesman for the ship's operators, P&O Ferries, said.
"The Pride of Portsmouth has suffered a small gash to its bow above waterline -- but HMS St Albans has come off worse," he added.
Storm lashes Belgium; one death linked to high winds; extensive damage 10-27-02 BRUSSELS, Belgium - The heaviest storm in a dozen years swept across Belgium on Sunday, killing a rollerskater and causing extensive damage throughout the country. Despite storm warnings from the interior ministry, a 13-year old went rollerskating on the embankment in the seaside resort of Wenduine and was killed when the high winds slammed him into a truck. In northern Antwerp, part of the roof of the 10,000-seat Sports Palace was blown away and organizers were forced to cancel a popular concert. Throughout the country, chimneys and tiles of countless homes went flying. "The damage is enormous," said Antwerp mayor Leona Detiege. The storm, with winds of up to 130 kph (80 mph), blew trees and debris across highways, causing extensive delays on some roads. as were chimneys and tiles of countless homes around the country. All ships stayed inside the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge.
Strong winds strike Netherlands, disrupting traffic and killing at least two people 10-27-02 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Four people were believed killed in the Netherlands Sunday as high winds lashed the country in the worst storm in a dozen years. Gusts reached 144 kilometers per hour (90 mph), wreaking havoc on the nation's train system and causing major delays at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.
Four killed as heavy winds lash northern France 10-27-02 PARIS - Four people were killed in France on Sunday as violent winds lashed northern parts of the country, toppling trees and forcing the cancelation of several Air France flights. Gales of up to 144 kph (90 mph) pounded parts of northern France along the English Channel on Sunday morning, slowing slightly by midday to a still dangerous 100 kph (62 mph), the National Center for Road Information said. Motorists were advised to drive only if necessary and at slower speeds than usual.
Ten Dead as Storm Winds Lash Europe 10-27-02 LONDON - At least 10 people were killed on Sunday as winds gusting up to 100 mph swept across northern Europe, wreaking havoc on roads and railways and disrupting flights and shipping.