Statistics
19 Jun, 1996 Stephan
During the period 22 November 1992 to 18 June 1996, NATO and WEU forces have challenged, boarded or diverted to a port for inspection the following numbers of merchant vessels :
| Challenged | 74,192 |
| Boarded and inspected at sea | 5,951 |
| Diverted and inspected in port | 1,480 |
These results have been achieved by:
| Ship days spent at sea | 19,699 |
| Maritime Patrol Aircraft sorties | 7,151 |
| NATO and French AEW Aircraft sorties | 6,174 |
Note:
- The period 22 November 1992 to 15 June 1993 was under separate NATO and WEU operations: respectively Maritime Guard and Sharp Fence.