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Story summary
- RFA Argus (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) will be disposed of after more than 40 years due to safety concerns.
- Maritime and Coastguard Agency inspections deemed Argus unsafe to sail.
- A five-month overhaul in 2025 failed to resolve issues, prompting decommissioning.
- On February 23, 2026, Argus will depart Portsmouth for Falmouth to undergo de-storing before likely being sold for scrap.
- Argus supported operations in the Iraq War and Sierra Leone's Ebola crisis.
