I find it very hard to believe that they ran out of fuel due to a nav error by the T42. Its the Navigating Officer's responsibility to ensure mother is in a position to recover the ship's flight if no flight deck is to hand. The Lynx would be on the 1022 plot for almost it's entire flight. It may be true but if so someone should get a serious roasting for this.
Glad the crew are safe, not an easy decision to make.