Six Royal Navy sailors from the UK’s newest and largest aircraft carrier ‘HMS Queen Elizabeth’, have been arrested Wednesday in Florida, allegedly over drinking and misbehaving in public.
HMS Queen Elizabeth set sail from Portsmouth on its first transatlantic voyage on 18 August. The incident was reported as soon as the ship docked at Naval Station Maypor, Florida, on Wednesday.
Namely, when the British sailors were on shore leave, they began fighting with each other, but not with local residents, while there are reports of urinating in public. They were soon taken into custody on drunk and disorderly charges, while three of them reportedly resisting arrest, local media suggest.
Namely, at least one of them was tasered after resisting arrest, BBC reported.
According to the Sun newspaper, the six crew were all released on Thursday morning and allowed to return to their ship.
