Almost all HMS Portland sailors who were taken to hospital have been discharged and all expected to make full recovery

The Royal Navy has announced an investigation into how sailors were hospitalised as a result of drinking contaminated water on their ship.

The frigate HMS Portland was diverted to Portsmouth naval base on Friday after the discovery that the “wrong chemical” had entered the ship’s system to convert seawater to drinking water.

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