HMS York--OP deference.

摘要

In March 2010, when I left HMS ILLUSTRIOUS, I was saddened at the thought of never returning to a sea-going unit - but less than a year later I was back at sea and the following 10 days reminded me just why I love my job as a Medical Officer in the Royal Navy.....!On the 19 February, after months of hard work, HMS YORK finally set sail for her APT (South) Deployment. She was due a 5 day run-ashore in Las Palmas starting on Wednesday 23 February, however, on Tuesday 22 February, twelve hours before reaching Las Palmas, she received instruction to turn about and make best speed to Gibraltar for a different tasking; the ship was to prepare for a possible Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) from Libya, which, as Sky/CNN and BFBS were reporting, was experiencing much turmoil and an uprising against their long time leader Colonel Gadaffi.