Spaın Brıtaın Hms Albıon

epa02124960 British soldiers stationed in Afghanistan prepare to board British Royal Navy ship HMS Albion with other 250 travellers at the port of Santander , northern Spain on 20 April 2010 . Due to the cloud of ashes thrown off an Icelandic vulcano , which has kept European air space partially closed , HMS Albion was sent to Spain to pick up British troops stranded there on their return journey from Afghanistan .  EPA/ESTEBAN COBO