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Married naval officer, 37, is stood down from command of his ship
A senior naval officer has been relieved of command of his ship over allegations he was having an unauthorised relationship with a junior feminine crew member.
Lieutenant Commander Ben Costley-White has been briefly stood down from command of HMS Tyne based mostly in Portsmouth whereas the claims are investigated.
The bearded 37-year-old is married to veterinary heart specialist Julia Costley-White and the couple had been dwelling collectively within the New Forest having fun with hobbies like yachting.
It’s unclear what the premise is for the claims in opposition to Lt Cdr Costley-White and the feminine crew member or whether or not the claims could be substantiated, however it’s understood if confirmed would represent a breach of strict Navy guidelines.
A Royal Navy Spokesperson advised MailOnline: ‘We’re conscious of those allegations that are being investigated. It might be inappropriate to remark additional.’
Mrs Costley-White, 38, refused to debate the matter.
Lieutenant Commander Ben Costley-White has been briefly stood down from command of HMS Tyne based mostly in Portsmouth over allegations he was having an unauthorised relationship with a crew member
The senior naval officer is married to veterinary heart specialist Julia Costley-White (pictured collectively)
Talking outdoors her £550,000 townhouse she mentioned: ‘I don’t have any remark.’
There was no signal of her husband on the three-bedroom, pink brick Victorian property within the prosperous yachting city this morning.
A St George’s Cross flag and Remembrance poppy have been positioned within the window of the house on the sting of Hampshire’s New Forest.
When contacted by telephone later Lt Cdr Costley-White additionally refused to debate his state of affairs, saying: ‘I don’t have a remark presently.’
Lt Cdr Costley-White grew up in London and attended the distinguished £20,000-a-year Metropolis of London College on a scholarship based mostly on his choral singing talents.
He then studied Neuroscience on the College of Bristol the place it’s believed he first met his spouse Julia who additionally studied there.
Lt Cdr Costley-White labored briefly as a biology and ICT instructor throughout which era he developed in curiosity in his college’s Cadet Corps which finally led to him becoming a member of the Royal Navy 11 years in the past.
He went onto serve on vessels in UK waters, the Atlantic and the Center East as he labored his method up the ranks.
He was appointed to command of HMS Tyne, based mostly in Portsmouth, near his residence with Julia in Lymington, final April.
The senior naval officer’s spouse Julia Costley-White (pictured) refused to debate the matter
The couple, who don’t have kids, married in 2015 and he wore a Naval uniform throughout the ceremony.
His Naval biography reads: ‘Ben lives in Lymington within the New Forest together with his spouse Julia, a veterinary heart specialist.
‘They’ve neither kids nor pets however a 40+ year-old picket crusing dinghy retains them busy a lot of the yr with both cruising or upkeep. A eager gardener and classical singer, any remaining free time is spent studying languages.’
HMS Tyne is a river-class offshore patrol vessel often deployed defending UK fisheries with sister vessels named after UK rivers the Mersey and Severn. All three have been commissioned in 2003.
The ship’s title is an historic one, it being the sixth incarnation. Away from fisheries she has beforehand twice been used to escort menacing Russian vessels away from British waters.
Supply: Mail On-line
