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- Mar 12

The Royal Navy is being ridiculed globally following the humiliating news that it has no presence in the Middle East. The Labour government assures us that this is being dealt with as a priority.
‘The reason we don’t have any ships in the Middle East’ explains MOD spokesman, Clive Gobbins ‘is because we honestly thought it was all sand. Lots of sandy bits and rocky bits. We’ve only just realised that it actually has watery bits. But we’re working hard now, to make our presence known.’
Before any ships can be sent out to the war zone, the MOD and the Royal Navy have several issues to address. The first is that many of the brand new ships being built are still covered in scaffolding and tarpaulin. These ships were top of the line when they were planned but are now likely to be decommissioned upon completion, due to their technology being obsolete.
There is a tiny glimpse of good news however, in that there are a small handful of ships that are actually ready to go to fight in the war right now, in terms of being ship-shape and sea-worthy. But, unfortunately, these vessels are covered in rainbow designs and no Navy personnel are willing to take them to war because they might be seen and shot at. The MOD is frantically trying to arrange for these ships to be repainted but they have been unable to find a decorator with enough paint or time in their schedule.
Therefore some out of the box thinking has been required, as a very proud Clive Gobbins explains.
‘I’m absolutely over the moon to introduce you to the newest ship of the Royal Navy fleet. HMS MacGuyver. What we’ve done here, is we’ve taken several of the small boats confiscated from illegal Channel crossings, and tied them all together using rope and gaffer tape.’
Arms on the HMS MacGuyver include a machine gun stuck on the front and "Very bright torches" to blind the enemy with. Defences include paddles to "Bat away" any incoming enemy fire and a "Very handy emergency ejection system" where the occupants basically fall over the side.
We asked Mr Gobbins why the MacGuyver does not fly the Union Jack. He answered 'Originally it was supposed to have a small flag pole for the flag but it punctured the rubber body of the vessel. A valuable lesson - it's why the HMS MacGuyver also comes with a puncture repair kit'
The HMS MacGuyver was launched from Southampton yesterday, got three hundred yards off the coast, and was attacked by a flock of angry seagulls. The brave crew are being treated for PTSD.




