Operation Tapestry Hawker Siddeley Nimrod
nimrods @ raf kinloss, 1999
the nimrods used enforce operation tapestry. tapestry codeword activities ships , aircraft protect united kingdom s sovereign sea areas, including protection of fishing rights , oil , gas extraction. following establishment of 200 nautical miles (370 km) exclusive economic zone (eez) @ beginning of 1977 nimrod fleet given task of patrolling 270,000 square miles (700,000 km) area. aircraft locate, identify, , photograph vessels operating in eez. whole area routinely patrolled; in addition surveillance, aircraft communicate oil , gas platforms. in 1978, airborne nimrod arrested illegal fishing vessel in western approaches , made vessel proceed milford haven further investigation. during icelandic cod wars of 1972 , 1975–1976, nimrod fleet closely cooperated royal navy surface vessels protect british civilian fishing ships.
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