- The Log book is drawn from the book "OPERATION SOUTHERN BREEZE, F910 WIELINGEN"

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- Several documents of the Log book are drawn from book "SOUTHERN BREEZE" of ZS1/IRP

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08 january
.

09.30am : Arrival in Portland (United Kingdom).
Training CHEMICAL WARFARE. Briefing and theoretical course, by Royal Navy, for Boarding Team.

17.00pm : Departure of Portland.

Crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar

17 january
.

Beginning of the Operation Desert Storm.
The aviation of the coalition forces begins the bombardment of Iraq and Koweït.

15.30pm : Arrival in Port Said (Egypt).

19 january

The BNS Wielingen F910 relieve the Belgian Navy frigate BNS Wandelaar F912 in Port Said (Egypt).

20 january

00.30am : Departure of Port Said and Suez Canal transit.

Transit in Red Sea, direction Gulf of Aden.

23 january

00.00am : The BNS Wielingen F910 is now under operational control of the Western European Union.

24 january

On Bab el Mandeb patrol area, exercises with the French frigate D615 Jean-Bart and the corvette F748 Protet.

Western European Union briefing (WEU briefing) aboard the French corvette F748 Protet.

Visit on board of COMOPSNAV (Chief of Naval Operations), KTZ Herteleer.

29 january

On Bab el Mandeb patrol area, loading of a severely wounded person, of the Egyptian merchant vessel

THEBES and "en route" for Djibouti.

30 january
.

07.00am : Along the coast of Djibouti, evacuation of severely wounded person on board a fast patrol boat of
the French navy. Then return on zone Bab el Mandeb.

01 february

10.00am : Arrival in Djibouti

06 february
.

04.00am : Departure of Djibouti for embargo operation - Artimon Sud
Replenishment at sea (RAS/mail) with the French corvette F792 Premier maître L'Her.

Afternoon, exercises of anti-aircraft defence with French Mirages .

08 february

Interception and boarding - merchant ship ADRIANE (Bahamas).

Replenishment at sea (RAS/fuel) with the American replenishment oiler USS Kalamazoo AOR-6.

10 february

Rescue of 25 shipwrecked men of Turkish merchant ship EREGLI which runs, in Yemeni territorial waters ,

following a collision with tanker MENDANA SPIRIT (Bahamas).

12 february
.

Various exercises with the French frigate D630 Duchayla.
12.15pm : Interception and boarding - merchant ship "Concord Furano" (Panama).

500th ship controlled by the wielingen for the embargo against Iraq.

Transit in Arabian Sea, direction Sultanate of Oman.

18 february

10:45am : Moored in the port of Matrah (Sultanate of Oman).

10.00am : Departure of Matrah, transit in the Strait of Ormouz, direction Persian Gulf.

16.00pm : Rendezvous with the French corvette F726 Commandant Bory, WEU-meeting.

Operation Desert Storm.
Beginning of the terrestrial offensive, the troops of the coalition enter in the Koweït and in Iraq.

Along the coast of Iran (Jazireh-Ye-Lavan island), we leave our patrol area to go up in the north of Qatar.

Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP) at sea near the Belgian Command and Logistic Support ship Zinnia A961.

01 march
.

Operation Desert Storm : Cease fire.
13.00pm : Replenishment at sea (RAS/fuel) with the Australian fleet oiler HMAS Westralia AO195

12.00pm : Replenishment at sea (RAS/water) with the American fleet oiler USNS Hassayampa T-AO-145.

Change of patrol area, we relieve the Italian destroyer D551 Audace.

Replenishment at sea (RAS/material) with the French corvette F726 Commandant Bory.

08 march

10.00am : Arrival in Dubai (United Arab Emirate).

12 march
.

10.00am : We leave Dubai.
Afternoon, embargo patrol near the Strait of Ormuz.

15.30pm : WEU-meeting (Western European Union) aboard the French frigate D646 Latouche-Tréville.

16 march
.
.

06.30am : Along of Dubai.
07.45am : Replenishment at sea (RAS/mail) with a civil motorboat coming from Dubai.
En route for a new patrol area in the Gulf of Oman.

18 march
.

13.00pm : We are relieved on area by the French corvette F728 Doudart de Lagrée.
Then transit in the strait of Ormuz.

19 march
.
.

09.45am : In the North-East of Qatar, WEU-meeting aboard the Italian destroyer D551 Audace.
19.00pm : Replenishment at sea (RAS/fuel/water) with the Dutch replenishment ship HMNLS Zuiderkruis A832.
23.00pm : En route towards a new patrol area in box C1 and box C2.

Replenishment at sea (RAS/material) with the French frigate D646 Latouche-Tréville.

22 march
.

13.00pm : Rendezvous with the Belgian minehunter M918 Dianthus.
16.00pm : On the way for new patrol area, box C5 and box C6, in the North-East of Barhein.

24 march
.
.

07.45am : Reception of a message from a merchant ship announcing a drifting contact mine in the area. Research in a zone of 5 by 3 nautical miles.
The announced mine is a black garbage bag !

09.40am : At anchor in the port of Mina Sulman (Bahreïn) for MIF (Multinational Maritime Interception Force)
meeting aboard the American command ship, USS Blue Ridge LCC-19.
17.20pm : Anchor high and clear. En route for embargo patrol in area, box C3.

09.00am : Replenishment at sea (RAS/fuel) with the Italian small fleet oiler A5329 Vesuvio.

778th ship controlled by the wielingen for the embargo against Iraq.

29 march

10.00am : Arrival In Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirate).

10.00am : We leave Abu Dhabi.
En route towards a new patrol area, box B1.

16.00pm : Replenishment at sea (RAS/fuel) with the British fleet oiler RFA Bayleaf A109.
23.45pm : Rendezvous with the Belgian Command and Logistic Support ship BNS Zinnia A961

09.30am : WEU + MIF meeting aboard the British frigate HMS Brave F94.
18.00pm : En route towards a new patrol area, box C4.

Exercises with the British frigates HMS Brave F94 and HMS Brilliant F90 and the Italian destroyer D551 Audace.
Replenishment at sea (RAS/people) with the Italian destroyer D551 Audace.

Interception and boarding - merchant ship "UNITY".

14.00pm : Replenishment at sea (RAS/fuel) with the Italian small fleet oiler A5329 Vesuvio.

New patrol area, box C1 et box C2.

Exercises with the Spanish frigate F82 Victoria and the French frigate D646 Latouche-Tréville.
Embargo patrol in area, box C3 et box C5.

07.45am : Replenishment at sea (RAS/water) with the Australian fleet oiler HMAS Westralia AO195

We leave our patrol area, box C3 and box C5, and "En route" for the Gulf of Oman.

03.00am : In the north of the Strait of Ormuz.
05.30am : On patrol area, box A1.

16 april
.
.
.

05.00am - 11.00h : Exercices (PASSEX) with the British frigate HMS Brave F94.
11.30am : En route towards the Persian Gulf.
15.40pm : Replenishment at sea (RAS/mail - 16 postal bags ) with A5329 Vesuvio.
17.30pm : Replenishment at sea (RAS/fuel) with the Italian small fleet oiler A5329 Vesuvio.

19 april
.

09.00am : Rendezvous with the British frigates HMS Brave F94.
WEU-meeting (Western European Union) aboard the French command and supply ship A630 Marne.

21 april
.

05.30am : We leave our patrol area, box C7, and "En route" for Bahrein.
11.00am : At anchor. Preparation of the ship for visit of the National Defense Minister.

22 april

08.00am : Arrival in Mina Sulman (Bahrain).

14.00pm : Visit aboard of our National Defense Minister, Mr Guy COEME.

26 april
.

10.00am : We leave Mina Sulman.
En route towards a new patrol area, box D2.

27 april
.
.

10.00am : In the area, box C6, in company of British destroyer HMS Exeter D89, replenishment at sea (RAS/fuel) with the Australian fleet oiler HMAS Westralia AO195
14.00pm : Return on area, box D2.

29 april
.
.

"En route" for patrol area, box D3.
The Western end of the D3 box is at 5 nautical miles of the minefields and at 30 nautical miles of the coasts of Kuwait. Here the visibility is 1,5 nautical miles !

30 april
.

06.30am : Replenishment at sea (RAS/material) with the Belgian minehunter M918 Dianthus.
Evening in company of the American nuclear powered cruiser, USS Texas CGN-39.

01 may
.
.

11.30am : CROSSPOOL, exchange of 3 officers between Wielingen and Texas
Various exercises with a new come, the Italian frigate F570 Maestrale.
Evening in patrol area, box C6.

CROSSPOOL (RAS/personnel) + Various exercises with the American frigate USS Rentz FFG46.

Exercices with the American frigate USS Rentz FFG46.
15.00pm : On way for join the	NIMITZ BATTLE GROUP
19.00pm - 00.00h : "Plane Guard Station" for American nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz CVN-68.

13.00h - 00.30am : "Plane Guard Station" for American nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz CVN-68.

05 may

11.30am : Replenishment at sea (RAS/fuel )with the American fast combat support ship USS Camden AOE2.

06 may
.
.
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08.30AM- 12.00pm : Exercices with the British frigate HMS Brave F94.
16.15pm : RAS/fuel and CROSSPOOL (4 men) with the Australian fleet oiler HMAS Westralia AO195
18.30pm : Replenishment at sea (RAS/mail) with the French frigate D642 Montcalm.
21.00pm - 23.59pm : Exercises with the frigates Maestrale, Montcalm, Rentz and with the cruiser Texas .

07 may
.
.

09.00am : Western European Union meeting (WEU meeting) aboard the Wielingen.
14.00pm : Multinational Maritime Interception Force meeting (MIF meeting) aboard the American command ship USS La Salle AGF-3.

10.00am : Arrival in

Dubaï

(United Arab Emirate).

09 may

Visit of COMOPSNAV (Chief of Naval Operations) aboard Wielingen.

The crew of F910 visit the American nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz CVN-68.

10.00am : We leave Dubai and transit, direction Djibouti.

11.00am : Arrival in

Djibouti

10.00am : We leave Djibouti and transit, direction north Red Sea.

21 may
.

05.30am - 16.00pm : In company of 2 American ships and a plane P3C ORION, seek without success of a man overboard, crew member of the Dutch merchant ship CARINA-SMITH.

23 may

18.00pm : Arrival on our new embargo patrol area : Strait of Tiran and Golfe of Aqaba.

The other ships of the coalition in operation on the area are : the destroyer USS Caron DD970 - the Spanish

frigate F74 Asturias - the French frigate D633 Duperré - the Greek frigate F450 Elli - the frigate USS Vreeland

FF1068 and the French frigate D646 Latouche-Tréville.

24 may
.
.

Replenishment at sea (RAS/boat) with the American destroyer USS Caron DD970.
14.30pm : Interception and boarding - Egyptian merchant ship AL AMIRA.
17.00pm : Interception and boarding - Greek merchant ship NEPHELE.

10.00am : Interception and boarding - Cypriot merchant ship DONGOLA duration 3 hours

26 may
.

06.15am : Interception and boarding - Honduran merchant shipISLAM.
18.00pm : Interception and boarding - Cypriot merchant ship ELEANA.

27 may
.
.
.

07.00am : Interception and boarding - Panamanian merchant ship SUIJIN.
09.00am : Interception and boarding - Cypriot merchant ship TAAL LAKE.
15.00pm : Replenishment at sea (RAS/fuel) with the American fleet oiler USNS John Lenthall T-AO 189.
18.30pm : Interception and boarding - Egyptian ship vessel.

09.00am : Interception and boarding - Panamanian merchant ship.

29 may
.

12.30pm - 15.15h : Interception and boarding - Indian merchant ship VISHUA PARIMAL.
19.30pm : Transit for Suez (Egypt) who is to 180 nautical Miles.

10.00am : At the anchor in Suez Bay (Egypt).

31 may
.

09.15am : Beginning of the	Suez Canal	transit.
20.30pm : Arrival in Port Said (Egypt).

01 june

08.30am : Excursion in Cairo for crew members.

02 june

00.00am : The BNS Wielingen F910 is now under Belgian operational control.

10.00am : We leave Port Said, transit in Mediterranean Sea.

Exercises (PASSEX) with the Italian corvettes F551 Minerva and F554 Sfingue .

15.30pm : Rendezvous and exercices (CASEX) with the Portuguese submarine S61 Delfin.

10.00am : Arrival in

Malaga

(Spain).

10.00am : We leave Malaga.
14.30pm : Crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar.

20.00pm : At anchor, in TORQUAY/Brixham (United Kingdom).

23.45pm : En route towards France for exercices of navigation.

16.00pm : Exercises of setting to trunk in Portland Bay (United Kingdom).

16 june

08.30am - 14.30pm : Arrival in Cherbourg (France) for fuel stop .

17 june

10.00am : Arrival in Zeebrugge (Home port).