thieves have managed to steal £250,000 worth of diesel from a Royal Navy warship in one of the UK's biggest ever fuel heists.The crooks spent weeks siphoning off fuel meant for HMS Bulwark at HMNB Devonport in Plymouth, all while fuel prices in the country skyrocketed.
According to The Sun, the operation was only foiled when a civilian guard performed a spot check on one of the tankers leaving the site.
Navy bosses fear that it had been going on for weeks, with a source telling The Sun that they are "furious" although none of their personnel were involved.
An investigation has now been launched into the incident. It is thought that most of the fuel had already been sold on the black market by the time the thieves were stopped.
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