
Foreign Secretary: UK Believes Iran Is Behind 'Unacceptable' Oil Tanker Attack
Dominic Raab says the UK is working with international partners to respond to the incident.
Dominic Raab says the UK is working with international partners to respond to the incident.
The fleet, spearheaded by HMS Queen Elizabeth, has travelled through the Luzon Strait into the Phillippine Sea.
A drone strike is being blamed for an attack that killed two on board an oil tanker off Oman's coast.
HMS Queen Elizabeth, RFA Tidespring and Dutch naval ship HNLMS Evertsen were involved in the double replenishment at sea.
China says it is ready to deal with 'improper acts' as the fleet patrols the international waters.
The Government has admitted that numerous Royal Navy ships are unavailable, due to maintenance being carried out.
The British aircraft carrier and its strike group have entered the disputed waters for the next phase of their journey.
Lloyd Austin mentioned the work of the HMS Queen Elizabeth-led group as it travels through the South China Sea.
Improvements have been made to the ship's communications systems, safety equipment, living quarters and galleys.
It comes as the vessels head into the South China Sea having completed exercises with the Indian, Malaysian and Thai navies.
HMS Middleton is expected to remain deployed for at least the next two years on Operation Kipion.
The warship is named after the Sullivan brothers who fought and died together during the Second World War.
The carrier swapped jets for personnel and their families' cars on its flight deck as it started its journey to Bremerton, Washington.
The Royal Navy's Type 45s are anti-air and anti-missile combat specialist vessels.
The Countess of Wessex met those working on the Type 45 destroyer as it undergoes a refit.
As announced in the Integrated Review in March, the UK is committed to a persistent presence in the region.