thursday , reputed ocean transport , prince george 2 , normally known as the qe2 , arrives in her homes port of bath , england for the final time . the cunard line ship has been in service since 1969 , and is to enter a shipping hotel in dubai . the visit was marred as the vessel ran dry on a sandbank near calshot at the mouth of southampton harbour . the ship found the sandbank at around 0530 0700 , and five engines took around 30 minutes to pull the qe2 clear . the 70 , 000 tons vessel was hauled into port and eventually docked at 0730 gmt according to the anglia coastguard . around a 1200 personnel and 1 , 700 passengers were on the ship , which was returning from a cruise around the mediterranean .
Elizabeth II is the queen of England.