不過北約各國都反對冰島單方面擴張海域[17]。英方宣佈,他們的拖網漁船將在冰島附近海域的三個地方在軍艦的保護下捕魚,該三地為:西峽灣區、霍恩島北部(North of Horn)及冰島東南部。總共有20艘英國拖網漁船、4艘軍艦及1艘補給船部署在英方宣佈的地方。1960年2月,負責英國皇家海軍的第一海軍大臣卡靈頓勛爵,自元旦以來,駐於冰島海域的英國船隻已消耗價值50萬英鎊的石油[18],總共有53艘英國軍艦被占用及參與該行動。爲此,冰島方可部署7艘巡邏艦及1艘PBY卡特琳娜水上飛機。[19]
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