Why was there no naka-checking and sanitisation of the
convoy route?" the Trinamool Congress chief asked.
Motorists should take alternate routes to avoid being affected by the exercise, he said, adding that traffic would be put on full stop along the
convoy route to enable the Asean task force to pass unhindered.
The loss rate for ships was higher than any other Allied
convoy route.
The sea routes from Reykjavik to Murmansk and Arkhangelsk are 1,500 and 1,900 nm in length, respectively; however, the length of the
convoy route to Murmansk was some two thousand nautical miles because of the need to keep as far as possible from the Luftwaffe's aircraft.
The lawyer alleged this had actually been a failed attempt to assassinate Hariri, whose
convoy route included the site.
The 1.3km convoy was a result of teamwork by representatives from the four companies, who together organised the decoration of 43 Allied cargo trucks with UAE flags, planned the
convoy route and driving logistics, and brought this initiative to life.
Ice-bound conditions on the deck of a British cruiser during escort duty on the northern
convoy route to Russia during World War II <B
The Arctic
convoy route was called the "most dangerous journey in the world," with ships sailing from the UK to the northern Soviet ports of Arkhangelsk and Murmansk.
The only way to ensure safety of a convoy is positioning units at critical points along the
convoy route."
Second World War Prime Minister Winston Churchill described the Arctic
convoy route we followed as "the worst journey on earth".
Twenty-four hours before execution of the convoy, the CONOP was forwarded to the battledesks of all battlespace owners along the
convoy route.