Commander Mine Warfare Command DEFENDER: SENTRY: ROBIN: KINGFISHER: PRMAR/MIW : CIA IS OOC. AWAITING PARTS.// BLACK HAWK: PRMAR/MIW : 1 OF 1 SQQ-32(V)2 OOC. Operation Iraqi Freedom Mine Countermeasures May 6, 2003
SMCM FORCES INVOLVED HMS BROCKLESBY USS ARDENT USS DEXTROUS USS CARDINAL USS RAVEN HMS SANDOWN HMS BLYTH HMS BANGOR HMS GRIMSBY HMS LEDBURY RN RCMDV-2 SLQ-48 MNV RFA SIR BEDIVERE (MCM 2) USS PONCE (MCMRON 3) SQQ-32 VDS
AMCM FORCES INVOLVED HM-14, HM-15 MH-53E HMS BANGOR (M109) with USN MH-60E towing to stern in the KAA waterway (MAR 2003) Mk-105/106 SLED AQS-14
UMCM FORCES INVOLVED NSCT-1 EODMU 6 (DETs 2, 6, 8) UK FDG AUS CDT-3 REMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING UNITS (REMUS) MARINE MAMMAL SYSTEM (NSCT-1) USS GUNSTON HALL (NSCT-1)
INTERDICTION 20/21 MARCH 2003 USCG CUTTER WRANGLER HMAS KANIMBLA
A LESSON IN CC&D TUG JUMARIYAH AND BARGE
BARGE SCHEMATIC NOT TO SCALE 120’ TEU ID Number 6’ LORU 0103896 Bulkheads 6’ Deployment Hatch 1 TEU (20’Container) used to conceal open entrance with false floor 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 10 9 9 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 S S S S 20 20 20 36’ 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 S S S S LUGM 187 Deployment Hatch Loading Deck Access Plate (Welded Shut) SUMER 250 Access Plates opened for ventilation 20 Possible Mooring Depth for each mine
TUG AL RAYIAH
TUG AL RAYIAH COVER, CONCEALMENT, DECEPTION
Aft Bulwark cut and hinged TUG AL RAYIAH SCHEMATIC Empty Positions Aft Bulwark cut and hinged Side View LUGM 187 Retaining Pins
TYPE 15 PBs AT UMM QASR
MINE CACHE AT UMM QASR