London, May 23 -- The captain of the Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has been removed from the ship amid claims he misused an MoD car.
Commodore Nick Cooke-Priest was flown off the ship as it was anchored in the Firth of Forth, said a BBC News report on Thursday.
The Navy said it was a "precautionary measure" in an "ongoing investigation".
It earlier said Cdre Cooke-Priest was being "reassigned" duties, but would sail from Rosyth on the Firth of Forth to Portsmouth as planned.
Despite being removed from the ship, it is understood he remains officially in charge and will formally hand over to a new commanding officer of the £3bn carrier later this month.
Cdre Cooke-Priest, who joined the Royal Navy in 1990, has be...