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Old 18th Mar 2023, 10:57
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Not_a_boffin
 
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Originally Posted by Asturias56
todays Times says the bill for the PoW fix is now over £ 20mm (original estimate £ 3mm) - and she's stuck in the dock until 23rd May due to tides and delays on the fix
The Times has been making an often inaccurate meal of this for some time now. Usually accompanied by dripping from retired naval officers.

What you ought to have added was that "the bill" has risen because the package will now include upgrade work that was going to be done in Portsmouth.
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