Emergency Landing on Cargo Ship by Sea Harrier - Soapy Watson - The Alraigo Incident

Emergency Landing on Cargo Ship (The Alraigo) by Sea Harrier from HMS Illustrious - Soapy Ian Watson - c1983 Watson was reprimanded and given a desk job. Watson eventually acquired 2,000 hours in Sea Harriers and another 900 in F/A-18s before resigning his commission in 1996. Today, he says that media attention embarrassed Royal Navy brass and caused the punishment, but refuses to point fingers. “It was me,“ he says. “I was there and that’s where it should stop.“ I say good work Soapy!