Navy to help stranded travellers
From AOL news:
Navy to help stranded travellers
Two Royal Navy ships have been deployed to help get stranded travellers back to the UK, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said.
HMS Ark Royal and HMS Ocean will be made available for the relief effort, Mr Brown said, after a meeting of the emergency planning committee Cobra in Whitehall.
Mr Brown defended the continuing flight ban saying the safety of air passengers was "paramount" when dealing with crisis caused by the volcanic ash cloud.
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Mr Brown said a third Royal Navy vessel, HMS Albion, on its way to Spain to pick up troops "may be able to be of help". He said: "I believe this is one of the most serious transport disruptions we have faced. It's got financial consequences as well as human consequences and we will do everything in our power to make sure all the arrangements are in place to help people where possible