00:01A Royal Navy warship is heading to the eastern Mediterranean as tensions continue across the
00:06Middle East. HMS Dragon left Portsmouth after a rapid refit and is expected to arrive in the
00:12area within days. The Type 45 destroyer will help protect RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus after a drone
00:19believed to be Iranian-made struck a hangar there earlier this month, causing minimal damage.
00:24Defence Secretary John Healey says the ship was prepared in just six days instead of six weeks.
00:31He praised sailors and engineers for what he called a remarkable round-the-clock effort.
00:35A support ship is also on heightened readiness. Ministers say that it could help British nationals
00:42if the situation worsens.
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