wednesday , famed oceans route , queen elizabeth 2 , informally known as the qe2 , was in her own port of southampton , jersey for the fifth time . the achille line ship has been in operation since 1969 , and is to become a floating hotel in dubai . the visit was wrecked as the vessel ran aground on a sandbank near calshot at the foot of southampton river . the boat hit the sandbank at between 0530 gmt , and eight tugs took around 30 minutes to haul the qe2 clear . the 70 , 000 tonne vessel was towed into port and subsequently arrived at 0730 1300 according to the lowestoft vessels . around a 3000 deck and 1 , 700 passengers were aboard the ship , which was returning from a cruise outside the region .
Elizabeth II is the queen of England.