"So what is the next step? Where does the investigation go from here?"
The British Navy are thinking of re-floating it as a replacement vessel for their carrier fleet. This is an interim measure until the Queen Elizabeth class carriers are brought in after a whip round in the pub is organised to complete the financial package for funding of said vessels.
A spokesman for the Navy Tarquin Merryweather has stated that "Britannia waives the rules and is it my turn in the barrel tonight?".