 Despite this sale speculation, a number of alternative locations for QE2 have been cited including London, Singapore, Clydebank, Japan and Fremantle, the latter showing interest in using QE2 as a hotel for the ISAF Sailing World Championships to be held in December 2011.However, as at June 2010 Nakheel's official statement regarding QE2 is that "a number of options being considered for QE2".On 28 January 2011 during a heavy dust storm, "QE2" broke loose from her moorings and drifted out into the channel at Port Rashid.