"The British destroyer HMS York has sailed at short notice from Gibraltar to Libya. She will be in the area in about two days' time to take part in the evacuation of British nationals, should the need arise.
The british Government has been criticised for being slow in repatriating UK nationals from the trouble spot.
The ship was in Gibraltar for spares and fuel needed for a scheduled sailing to the South Atlantic when a message was received for her to change course.
A British military spokesman confirmed:'HMS York has sailed from Gibraltar towards the Eastern Mediterranean to ensure that she is better placed, if required, to support the Foreign and Commonwealth's extraction of British nationals from Libya.'"
The british Government has been criticised for being slow in repatriating UK nationals from the trouble spot.
The ship was in Gibraltar for spares and fuel needed for a scheduled sailing to the South Atlantic when a message was received for her to change course.
A British military spokesman confirmed:'HMS York has sailed from Gibraltar towards the Eastern Mediterranean to ensure that she is better placed, if required, to support the Foreign and Commonwealth's extraction of British nationals from Libya.'"
