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The Persian Gulf
59. HM Ships made regular visits to the Persian Gulf area.
Beira
60. The patrol off Beira to enforce the United Nations Resolution
was maintained.
The West Indies
61.
Ships of the Fleet have continued to maintain a presence in
the West Indies.
Hydrography
62.
An ocean survey ship, HMS Hydra, has completed surveys in the Solomon Islands to facilitate the passage of large ships through
She also surveyed areas hitherto inadequately charted channels.
Last year,
off the Maldives, off Fiji, and in the New Hebrides.
coastal survey vessels, HMS Fox and HMS Fawn, carried out surveys
in the West Indies and Belize. The ice patrol ship, HMS Endurance,
continues her surveys in Graham Land and the South Shetland and
Falkland Islands.
MILITARY AID TO THE CIVIL COMMUNITY
The Caribbean
63.
During September 1974 the Belize garrison provided assistance to the civilian populations in Belize and neighbouring Honduras in the aftermath of Hurricane Fifi. Infantry, engineers and a hygiene
section took part, assisted by light helicopters and a Hercules
aircraft for the movement of relief supplies. In addition, the
coastal survey vessels, HM Ships Fox and Fawn, were diverted from their normal programme to participate in relief work in the area.
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