A French frigate force that had been raiding Attack British commerce off West Africa approached Self_motion and attempted to attack Attack a convoy of valuable East Indiamen , large and heavily armed merchant vessels sailing Motion from Britain to British India and China , two ships sailing Motion for Botany Bay , and a whaler sailing Motion for the South Seas ' whale fishery .

The Third Cod War Hostile_encounter concluded Process_end in 1976 , with a highly favourable agreement Sign_agreement for Iceland ; the United Kingdom conceded Agree_or_refuse_to_act to a Icelandic exclusive fishery zone after threats Warning that Iceland would withdraw Escaping from NATO , which would have forfeited Preventing_or_letting NATO 's access to most of the GIUK gap , a critical anti-submarine warfare Hostile_encounter during the Cold War .

In China , the rainfall occurred Coming_to_be after previously wet conditions , resulting in additional flooding , although damage was less than expected ; there was about $ 85 million in crop and fishery damage Damaging in one province .