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LaughingBuccaneer -> RE: Please use this to post ready scenarios for Community (11/12/2020 12:23:19 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Mgellis
Irish-Spanish Fish War, 2015 [revised version...please replace earlier versions with this one]
Great scenario but I wonder whether your aware of the 'real fish wars' during the Cold War era
namely The Cod Wars between Britain and Iceland, the most serious of which was the
Third Cod War 1975-1976.
The Third Cod War (November 1975 – June 1976) began after Iceland began extending its fishing limits,
to 200 nmi (370 km) from 50 nmi from its coast.
The UK & a number of European fishing nations didn't recognise the large increase to the exclusion
zone and so an issue occurred with British fishermen and their activity in the disputed area.
It was at this time that Iceland came the closest from withdrawing from NATO and expelling
US troops, particularly it's airbase at Keflavik with all the implications that would have
had on SOSUS and maintaining the defence of the GIUK gap from the Soviet navy & submarine
threat.
Iceland did break off diplomatic relations with the UK on the 19th February 1976 at the height
of the Third Cod War.
Britain deployed a total of 22 frigates and ordered the reactivation from reserve of the Type 41
frigate HMS Jaguar and Type 61 HMS Lincoln, refitting them as specialist ramming craft with
reinforced wooden bows.
In addition to the frigates, the British also deployed a total of seven supply ships, nine
tugboats and three support ships to protect its fishing trawlers.
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