0150 Action stations
0302 Start NGS ½ mile off shore
1002 16 salvos
0303 16 salvos
0304 16 salvos
0306 3 sweeps Skyguard 068
0310 Air burst our port side
0315 In kelp beds and Exocet area going astern
0316 16 salvos
0320 20 salvos
0322 20 salvos
0324 20 salvos
0326 NGS completed under fire, large burst starboard bow, we have fired 124 rounds, we leave at 26 knots, gun fire still coming from the shore.
0400 Find M/V MONSONNEN adrift and go to her assistance. Sent sea boat over to her with CPO Green, L/S Quate, A/B Cable and RO Hall.
CPO Green and RO Hall board MONSONNEN - met by Lieutenant McLaren (HMS FEARLESS), he told us he had a rope around his propeller and got this when trying to take Foxtrot 4 in tow. Sent sea boat back to YARMOUTH for divers. Divers free the propeller at 0645, we return to the ship MONSONNEN returning to Goose Green, she had 200 Gurkha’s - 7 land rovers - 5 trailers and a JCB on board.During this time YARMOUTH came along side and bashed her port side forward, so she pulled off - there was a very big swell running.
0715 Leave area to join up with main group BRISTOL, CARDIFF, ACTIVE, OLMEDA, RESOURCE, FORT GRANGE, SIE BEDIVERE, BLUE ROVER, TIDESPRING, ARROW, BROADSWORD, HERMES, INVINCIBLE, BRILLIANT and ANDROMEDA
1800 Detach for NGS
1910 Recalled to group - possible air attack, not nice to be by ones self
2000 Detached
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