Royal Yacht Britannia Takes In Water

[Dave Forbes]

HM The Queen's favourite  and iconic ship 'HMRY Britannia' has sprung a leak. Trouble with a hull door whilst moving her to Dry Dock at Leith for annual maintenance caused her to take water which caused her to have a 17 degree list at one time (6th January 2012) , the Lothian Fire & Rescue were called in to pump water from her and to right her on an even keel before she could be moved further.... BBC Scotland News.