Charlie,

I have absolutely no doubt at all that the 15 UK service-personnel were adbucted illegally inside Iraqi territorial waters, by units of Irans Revolutionary Guard.

The Board of Inquiry will look into how this force managed to get into position to effect that abduction undetected by the "mothership", the Boarding Party itself, or by the ship's helicopter.

Commodore Lambert will have to explain the following:
- Relative positioning of the forces under his command
- Inadequate support of the boarding party under his orders
- The decision to re-task the ship's helicopter when it may have been the only unit capable of providing close support to the Cornwall's Boarding Party

From what has been stated by senior naval personnel and by what has so far been reported the whole operation seems to have conducted in a very slack, almost lackadaisical fashion. If this is established Commodore Nick Lambert RN will face the heat for it as he, and he alone, was the man in charge - Rank may have its privileges, it also has its responsibilities.