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HMS Albion rescues stranded Britons

Stranded passengers: A group of children from Manchester board HMS Albion at Santander, Spain
20 April: A group of children from Manchester with their parents board HMS Albion at Santander
Photograph: Markel Redondo/Getty Images
Stranded passengers: A Royal Navy officer talks to stranded passengers in Santander
20 April: A Royal Navy officer talks to passengers affected by flight cancellations waiting to board HMS Albion in Santander
Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters
Stranded passengers: British passengers wait outside the ferry terminal at Santander port, Spain
20 April: British passengers and a member of the British embassy wait outside the ferry terminal at Santander
Photograph: Markel Redondo/Getty Images
Stranded passengers: A British civilian talks to a British soldier before boarding HMS Albion
20 April: A traveller talks to a British serviceman before boarding HMS Albion
Photograph: Rafa Rivas/AFP/Getty Images
Stranded passengers: British Royal Navy warship HMS Albion at anchor in the port of Santander
20 April: A British soldier looks back while walking towards HMS Albion in Santander
Photograph: Alvaro Barrientos/AP
Stranded passengers: Royal Navy sailors help passengers stranded by cancellations at Santander
20 April: Royal Navy sailors help passengers board HMS Albion in Santander
Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters
Stranded passengers: British soldiers board HMS Albion Royal Navy ship docked in Santander
20 April: British soldiers from the 3rd Battalion The Rifles board HMS Albion in Santander on their way home after a six-month tour in Afghanistan
Photograph: Rafa Rivas/AFP/Getty Images
Stranded passengers: A British child waits before boarding HMS Albion
20 April: A British child waits before boarding HMS Albion destined for Portsmouth
Photograph: Rafa Rivas/AFP/Getty Images
Stranded passengers: British civilians board HMS Albion Royal Navy ship destined for Portsmouth
20 April: British civilians board HMS Albion
Photograph: Rafa Rivas/AFP/Getty Images
Stranded passengers: Royal Navy sailors help passengers stranded by flight cancellations
20 April: Royal Navy sailors lend a hand to passengers trying to board HMS Albion in Santander
Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters
Stranded passengers: British passengers board HMS Albion at Santander port, Spain
20 April: British passengers wait their turn to board HMS Albion at Santander
Photograph: Markel Redondo/Getty Images
Stranded passengers: A British passenger who did not manage to board on HMS Albion, waits
20 April: An unlucky British passenger waits at the Santander port after failing to board HMS Albion
Photograph: Markel Redondo/Getty Images
Return of the Albion: Civilians and members of several military units arrive home on HMS Albion
21 April: Civilians and members of several military units arrive home at Portsmouth on HMS Albion from Santander
Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters
Return of the Albion: Troops and civilians wave as they arrive aboard HMS Albion at Portsmouth
21 April: Troops and civilians wave as they arrive aboard HMS Albion at Portsmouth
Photograph: Chris Ison/Reuters
Return of the Albion: Previously stranded British holiday makers return home
21 April: Previously stranded British holidaymakers depart the HMS Albion as they arrive in the UK
Photograph: Chris Ison/Getty Images
Return of the Albion: Troops disembark from HMS Albion at Portsmouth
21 April: Troops disembark from HMS Albion at Portsmouth
Photograph: Chris Ison/Reuters
Return of the Albion: Travellers Begin To Return Home After Flight Restrictions Are Lifted
21 April: Troops join previously stranded British holidaymakers as they return home to the UK
Photograph: Chris Ison/Getty Images
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