MoD despatch Task Force to the Falklands

A BRITISH naval vessel is trapped in dock in Argentina after strike action by local workers prevented essential repairs being carried out.

HMS Endurance - successor to the ship which played a key role in the Falklands war - was forced to seek assistance from the Argentinian dockyard at Puerto Belgrano after damaging its rudder while conducting survey work in Antarctica. The Scotsman

In the mean time, the MoD has despatched a Task Force to the Falklands.

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