The Alraigo incident occurred on 6 June 1983, when a lost British Royal Navy Sea Harrier fighter aircraft landed on the deck of a Spanish container ship.

[3] He initially planned to eject in sight of the vessel, but noticed that its cargo provided a flat landing surface.

The ship was carrying a base plate for the Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope, which was being constructed in the Canary Islands.

Four days later, the Alraigo arrived at Santa Cruz de Tenerife with the Sea Harrier still perched on its container.

[6][7] He eventually returned to flight duties and accrued nearly 3,000 hours of flying time before resigning his commission in 1996.