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OPERATION SOUTHERN BREEZE
(7 January - 17 June 1991)
Mission Statistics
 
.The mission
 
36.818
Nautical Miles
: distance covered (= 68.187 kilometers)
 
 
162
Days
: total duration (7 January - 17 June 1991)
 
 
39
Days
: of Transit
 
 
19
Days
: on zone ARTIMON SUD (Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb)
 
 
60
Days
: on zone ARTIMON EST (Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz)
 
 
7
Days
: on zone ARTIMON OUEST (Strait of Tiran and Gulf of Aqaba)
 
 
38
Days
: of stopovers (11 stopovers)
 
 
.Operation statistics
 
1011
Challenge
: (= 1011 interrogated merchant ships, by radio, for embargo)
 
 
13
Boarding
: (= 13 visited and excavated merchant ships for embargo)
 
 
25
embarked
: shipwrecked men (from Turkish merchant ship which sunk) and evacuated in Djibouti.
 
 
1
embarked
: severely wounded person (from Egyptian merchant ship THEBES) and evacuated in Djibouti.
 
 
.Materiel provisioning
 
 
13
Tons
: of various material, received of Navcomzeb (Zeebrugge naval base)
 
 
6.200
bed sheets
 
 
427
orders of parts
: "board spares"
 
 
.Oil, water and fuel consumption
 
2.300
m3
: of fuel
 
 
2.860
m3
: of water
 
 
18
m3
: of oil
 
 
.Food and drinks consumption
 
16.394
kg
: of potatoes
 
 
10.065
lit
: of milk and fruit juice
 
 
4.000
kg
: of flour
 
 
350
kg
: of coffee
 
 
1.100
kg
: of butter and margarine
 
 
9.385
kg
: of meat and fish
 
 
8.800
kg
: of fresh fruit and vegetables
 
 
2.782
kg
: of cheese and charcutery
 
 
240
barrels
: of beer (50 lit)
 
 
9.600
bottles
: of mineral water (0,50 cl)
 
 
54.120
box
: of Coke, Sprite, Fanta,… (33cl)
 
 
3.000
bottles
: of mineral water (1,5 lit)
 
 
45.960
box
: of beer (33cl)
 
 
.The post office
 
 
178
kg
: of mail (19 postal bags) towards Belgium
 
 
2.142
kg
: of mail (137 postal bags) received from Belgium
 
 
. Medical department
 
 
1205
consultations
 
 
775
diseases
 
 
143
light casualties
 
 
9
severely wounded persons
 
 
16
dentist visits
: [Muscat : 4] [Zinnia : 4] [Marne : 1] [Nimitz : 2] [Camden : 1] [Djibouti : 3] [Port-Said : 1]
 
 
5
infirmary catches
 
 
1501
vaccines (total)
: [Polio : 174] [Tetanos : 212] [Typhus : 513] [ Yellow fever : 117] [ Hepatitis B : 485]
 
 
Source : Cruise log
"OPERATION SOUTHERN BREEZE, F910 WIELINGEN"
by Chief petty officer VAN OVERSTRAETEN J-Fr.
 
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