After raiding Attack the shipping at Banda Aceh on 1 September the squadron sailed Self_motion eastwards to attack Attack Penang .

These were HMS `` Arrogant '' and HMS `` Victorious '' , sent Sending to drive Motion off the French before they could attack Attack the scattered British shipping and ports in the region .

In response Response France authorized Preventing_or_letting privateers to conduct Action attacks Attack on American shipping , seizing Self_motion numerous merchant ships , and ultimately leading Causation the U.S. to retaliate Revenge .

It involved Cause_to_be_included two years of hostilities at sea , in which both navies and privateers attacked Attack the other 's shipping in the West Indies .

The early months of the war , which had begun Process_start in February , had seen Perception_active a number of French frigates raiding Attack British merchant shipping in the Channel , and HMS `` Crescent '' under Captain James Saumarez was deployed Arranging to watch Perception_active the port of Cherbourg with the aim Aiming of disrupting Hindering the operations Military_operation of the French frigates `` Réunion '' and `` Sémillante '' that were based in the harbour .

His troops destroyed Destroying storehouses , shipping , and supplies Supply in New Bedford , where they met with Come_together light resistance from the local militia ; they damaged Damaging fewer American holds at Fairhaven where militia resistance had additional time to organize Arranging .

The Port of Port Hedland , a highly important iron ore shipping terminal , was forced to close for about 52 hours , contributing Giving to inflated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale iron ore prices and delayed Change_event_time shipments .

The Egyptian forces were defeated Conquering , but they did block Hiding_objects the canal to all shipping .

Israel fulfilled Achieve some of its objectives , such as attaining Getting freedom Change_of_leadership of navigation through the Straits of Tiran , which Egypt had blocked Hiding_objects to Israeli shipping since 1950 .

The threat of Turkish piracy in the Aegean Sea had induced Convincing Clement 's predecessors , John XXII and Benedict XII , to maintain Statement a fleet of four galleys there to defend Defending Christian shipping but starting Process_start in the 1340s Clement endeavoured Self_motion with Venetian aid to expand Expansion this effort into a full military expedition .

the royal air force ( raf ) and royal navy operating Being_in_operation from malta took Conquering a heavy toll of axis shipping .

On his second approach Arriving , Watson landed Arriving the Sea Harrier on top of the shipping Sending container , with only an estimated minute 's worth of fuel to spare Expend_resource .

Running Motion low on fuel , and with his radio having stopped Process_end working , Watson headed Motion towards a nearby shipping lane , where he made visual contact Connect with the container ship `` Alraigo '' .

Truk 's location in the Caroline Islands also made it Causation an excellent shipping hub for armaments and aircraft moving Motion from Japan 's home islands down through the South Pacific Mandate and into the Japanese `` Southern Resources Area '' .

Thus the direct route between Gibraltar and Alexandria—closed since May 1941—was reopened Openness with prodigious savings in shipping and their escorts .

The Confederates used Using the Potomac ’ s banks as gun positions Placing to halt Union traffic on the river , protecting Defending Manassas Junction to the west and Fredericksburg to the south and to close Process_end the Potomac River to shipping Sending and isolate Hindering Washington .

`` Forte '' was an exceptionally large and powerful ship engaged Hostile_encounter on a commerce raiding operation Military_operation against British merchant shipping Sending off the port of Calcutta in British India .

Not until the demise Destroying of the Comnenian dynasty would the Turks capture Conquering a port and it was Umur of Aydın in c. 14th century that constituted the first Turkish threat to Christian shipping in the Aegean since the 11th century .

Ostend was attacked Attack in conjunction with the neighbouring harbour of Zeebrugge on 23 April in order to block Hiding_objects the vital strategic port of Bruges , situated inland and ideally sited to conduct Action raiding Attack operations on the British coastline and shipping Self_motion lanes .

Originally part of a much larger operation called Name_conferral `` Operation Hornbill '' , the aim Aiming of Rimau was to sink Removing Japanese shipping Self_motion by paddling Self_motion the folboats in the dark and placing Placing limpet mines on ships .

Operation Military_operation Rimau was an attack Attack on Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour , carried out Action by an Allied commando unit Z Special Unit , during World War II using Australian built Building Hoehn military MKIII folboats .

In 1956 , Israel invaded Attack the Sinai peninsula in Egypt , one objective being to re-open the Straits of Tiran which Egypt had blocked Hiding_objects to Israeli shipping since 1950 .

During the previous month , `` Cléopâtre '' and another frigate , `` Sémillante '' , had been successfully raiding Attack British merchant shipping in the English Channel and Eastern Atlantic from their base at Cherbourg .

In July 1940 , the air and sea blockade Besieging began Process_start , with the Luftwaffe mainly targeting Aiming coastal-shipping convoys , ports and shipping Sending centres , such as Portsmouth .

The tourist industry spawned Coming_to_be by the illegal businesses helped Assistance to offset Motion Galveston 's decline Agree_or_refuse_to_act as a commercial and shipping Sending center following a devastating Destroying hurricane in 1900 .

In its early developmental stages north of the Greater Antilles , the storm Catastrophe caused Causation minor damage to shipping in The Bahamas and generated Creating rough seas offshore Cuba .

Strong waves caused Causation several offshore shipping incidents Catastrophe , and storm Catastrophe surge inundated Damaging areas of the Texas coast , though damage Damaging in Galveston was mostly mitigated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale by the Galveston Seawall .

War Military_operation between Britain and the Batavian Republic began Process_start , undeclared , in the spring of 1795 after the Admiralty ordered Request British warships to intercept Attack Batavian shipping following the conquest Conquering of the Dutch Republic by the French Republic in January 1795 .

To counter Attack the German submarines , the Allies moved Motion shipping into convoys guarded Defending by destroyers , blockades Besieging such as the Dover Barrage and minefields were laid , and aircraft patrols Patrolling monitored Scrutiny the U-boat bases .

During the war , both landlocked countries faced Confronting_problem difficulties shipping Sending arms and supplies Supply through neighboring countries .

In July 1940 , the `` Luftwaffe '' started Process_start by closing Process_end the English Channel to merchant shipping .

The Raid on Batavia of 27 November 1806 was an attempt by a large British naval force to destroy Destroying the Dutch squadron based on Java in the Dutch East Indies that posed Causation a threat to British shipping in the Straits of Malacca .

The action Response was fought Hostile_encounter as part of the blockade of Guadeloupe and neighbouring Martinique by a large British Royal Navy squadron , which was seeking to cut Removing the islands off from contact Communication and supplies Supply from France by preventing Preventing_or_letting the passage of shipping Motion from Europe to the islands .

Japanese aircraft carriers under Admiral Chūichi Nagumo struck Attack Allied shipping and naval bases around Ceylon , but failed to locate Placing and destroy Destroying the British Eastern Fleet .

The capture Conquering of the island was a significant blow to French power in the region , eliminating Destroying an important naval base and denying safe harbours to French shipping Self_motion in the region .

Martinique , like nearby Guadeloupe , was a major threat to British trade in the Caribbean , providing Supply a sheltered base from which privateers and French Navy warships could raid Attack British shipping and disrupt Attack the trade routes that maintained Preserving the British economy .

Immediately following the raid Military_operation , the five Japanese fleet submarines that carried Carry_goods the midget submarines to Australia embarked Process_start on a campaign Military_operation to disrupt Hindering merchant shipping in eastern Australian waters .

The main impact Influence was psychological ; creating Creating popular fear of an impending Japanese invasion Military_operation and forcing Request the Australian military to upgrade Cause_to_make_progress defences , including the commencement of convoy operations Military_operation to protect Defending merchant shipping .

Despite never making landfall Arriving , the tropical cyclone Catastrophe disrupted Damaging numerous shipping lanes and inflicted Damaging damage Damaging on Bermuda and Newfoundland .

After passing Motion_directional west of Bermuda , the tropical cyclone Catastrophe tracked Self_motion across numerous shipping lanes .

The seizure Conquering of the island by the British was to deny Preventing_or_letting Madagascar 's ports to the Imperial Japanese Navy and to prevent Preventing_or_letting the loss or impairment of the Allied shipping routes to India , Australia and Southeast Asia .

Amelia affected Influence the Texas coast for two days which caused Causation several shipping incidents and minor damage Damaging in Corpus Christi and South Padre Island .

In a separate shipping incident , three crewmen were slightly injured Bodily_harm .

However , wind gusts up to 100 mph ( 160 km/h ) uprooted Destroying trees , making some roads impassable and damaging Damaging houses , crops , and shipping facilities .

although the venetians tried Change to protect their shipping with escorts , watchtowers and other protective measures , the cost became Becoming prohibitive : 120,000 thalers annually during the 1590s , 200,000 in the 1600s and 360,000 by 1615 .

Even before Saomai made landfall Self_motion on Okinawa , the typhoon caused Causation rough seas off the coast of Japan that resulted in Causation several shipping incidents .

In March 1944 , a force of three Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) heavy cruisers raided Attack Allied shipping Self_motion in the Indian Ocean .

at least 57 shipping vessels were destroyed Destroying ; damage Damaging from these ships collectively totaled about $ 375,000 .

Pakistani warships attempted to outsmart the Indian Navy by mingling with merchant shipping .

while off the united states east coast , the hurricane Catastrophe caused Causation numerous shipping incidents Catastrophe , most notably the stranding of the swedish freighter `` unk '' off cape hatteras , north carolina on september 16 .