tuesday , famed ocean ferry , queen elizabeth 2 , informally known as the qe2 , arrived in her homeland port of southampton , england for the tenth time . the steamship service vessels has been in service since 1969 , and is to becoming a floating hotel in dubai . the ship was marred as the vessel ran aground on a sandbank by calshot at the mouth of southampton water . the ship hit the sandbank at around 0530 gmt , and five others took around 30 moments to haul the qe2 clear . the 70 , 000 tonne vessel was towed into starboard and eventually closed at 0730 11:00 according to the solent coastguard . around a thousand crew and 1 , 700 passengers were inside the vessel , whom was returning from a cruise around the caribbean .
Elizabeth II is the queen of England.