The Hibernia Incident (NWARN1)

The Hibernia Incident (Part 1 of 2)

Campaign 8 - Atlantic Resource Conflict

New World Order series

HDS3 NACV Battleset

Canada and Spain had quarrelled before about the right to fish resources on the continental shelf off Newfoundland. Fortunately that dispute had largely been verbal in nature. But now, in the 21st century, with global resources growing ever smaller, the Spanish were back ... in force. Instead of heeding a warning from the Canadian government to stay outside a newly declared 300 nm EEZ, the Spanish refused to recognize the new boundary and sent warships to escort their fishing fleet. Spanish Navy vessels are patrolling inside the Canadian 300 nm EEZ, maintaining contact with their fishing fleet and shadowing Canadian Fisheries surveillance vessels. Efforts at diplomacy are underway but both sides seem determined to have it their way. The Canadian government has dispatched a naval group to show its fortitude. (Released September 2000).