The heist lasted for weeks before a guard undertook a spot check on a tanker driver, following suspicions about the vehicle’s movements
Diesel worth more than £250,000 has been stolen from a Royal Navy warship.
Thieves drove off in tankers full of fuel that was intended to power HMS Bulwark.
The heist carried on for weeks before a civilian guard carried out a spot check on a tanker driver attempting to leave HMNB Devonport, in Plymouth, Devon.
A source told The Sun: “The fuel that was taken was supposed to power the ship as it undergoes a refit.
“It’s a bit like generating electricity for a small town given Bulwark’s size and the generator is enormous.
“A sentry got suspicious about the movements of the fuel tanker and the vehicle was stopped.”
Bulwark, a 19,560-tonne assault ship, was undergoing works carried out by subcontractors Babcock International, according to the paper.
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: “The MOD is aware of an incident involving the alleged theft of fuel from a contractor within HMNB Devonport.
“There was no disruption to Defence operations and the MOD has no further comment.”
Babcock International declined to comment.
HMNB Devonport is a massive base covering more than 650 acres on four miles of waterfront, with 15 dry docks, 25 tidal berths and five basins.
How on earth can you not notice £250k worth of fuel going missing over weeks, like, theres spillage and all, but you dont spill £250k worth of fuel lmao.
Just to clarify, the fuel wasn’t stolen from onboard HMS Bulwark and neither was it destined for her Diesel Generators. It was for the shoreside generators whilst she’s in refit.
Fairplay! Thats a step up from syphoning cars with a rubber tube.
Cappabar. An ancient tradition in the Royal Navy. I suspect the engineering officers and ratings will have some ‘splainin’ to do.
Another example of a totally broken mod procurement project. I’m only surprised they didn’t steal the whole ship !
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The heist lasted for weeks before a guard undertook a spot check on a tanker driver, following suspicions about the vehicle’s movements
Diesel worth more than £250,000 has been stolen from a Royal Navy warship.
Thieves drove off in tankers full of fuel that was intended to power HMS Bulwark.
The heist carried on for weeks before a civilian guard carried out a spot check on a tanker driver attempting to leave HMNB Devonport, in Plymouth, Devon.
A source told The Sun: “The fuel that was taken was supposed to power the ship as it undergoes a refit.
“It’s a bit like generating electricity for a small town given Bulwark’s size and the generator is enormous.
“A sentry got suspicious about the movements of the fuel tanker and the vehicle was stopped.”
Bulwark, a 19,560-tonne assault ship, was undergoing works carried out by subcontractors Babcock International, according to the paper.
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: “The MOD is aware of an incident involving the alleged theft of fuel from a contractor within HMNB Devonport.
“There was no disruption to Defence operations and the MOD has no further comment.”
Babcock International declined to comment.
HMNB Devonport is a massive base covering more than 650 acres on four miles of waterfront, with 15 dry docks, 25 tidal berths and five basins.
How on earth can you not notice £250k worth of fuel going missing over weeks, like, theres spillage and all, but you dont spill £250k worth of fuel lmao.
Just to clarify, the fuel wasn’t stolen from onboard HMS Bulwark and neither was it destined for her Diesel Generators. It was for the shoreside generators whilst she’s in refit.
Fairplay! Thats a step up from syphoning cars with a rubber tube.
Cappabar. An ancient tradition in the Royal Navy. I suspect the engineering officers and ratings will have some ‘splainin’ to do.
Another example of a totally broken mod procurement project. I’m only surprised they didn’t steal the whole ship !