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''Lyme Bay'' assisted with the search and recovery of [[EgyptAir Flight 804]] which crashed over the Mediterranean Sea on 19 May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.sky.com/story/1698511/egyptair-jet-disappears-over-mediterranean-sea |title=EgyptAir Jet Disappears Over Mediterranean Sea |date=19 May 2016 |work=Sky News |access-date=19 May 2016}}</ref>
After 17 Port and Maritime Regt proving the true capabilities of the Mexeflote and LSD(A) Bay
An extensive refit in Falmouth took place in 2017.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/in_port/15144909.A_P_tender_for_part_of_a_ten_year____900_million_MoD_contract_to_repair_and_refit_ships/ | title=A&P tender for part of a ten-year, £900 million MoD contract to repair and refit ships | date=9 March 2017 | first= David | last=Barnicoat | newspaper=Falmouth Packet | access-date=5 April 2017}}</ref> Lyme Bay was returned to the fleet after the refit and sea trials were complete on 8 March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/mil-log/rfa-lyme-bay-ready-ost/|access-date=11 September 2019|title=RFA Lyme Bay returns to fleet}}</ref> April 2019 saw RFA Lyme Bay take part in Exercise Joint Warrior 19-1, off the coast of northwest Scotland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.warfare.today/2019/04/09/royal-navy-on-joint-warrior-this-is-what-i-joined-for/|access-date=11 September 2019|title=Royal Navy Reports on Exercise Joint Warrior 19-1}}</ref>
In May 2021, ''Lyme Bay'' took over as command vessel of 9 Mine Countermeasures Squadron operating from
A refit is planned for 2022
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