أوراق مطبوعة عن الوضع السياسي والسياسة العسكرية في مصر [ظ‎‎١‎٥] (١٧٦/٣٠)

3. Four motor launches anchored east of the channel abreast Kilos. 121, 124, 127,
130 burning their searchlight during the dark hours to light the waters between
Kabret and Geneffe.
4. At daylight these four motor launches sweep the channel from Kabret and
Geneffe. When the sweeping is completed the Senior Officer of Sweeping Craft will
report the fact to the Officer-in-Command of Naval Hopper, who is the Senior
Officer in the Little Bitter Lakes.
o. One motor launch standing off at Port Tewfik, one motor launch conveying
provisions, mails, &c., from Ismail ia to Little Bitter Lake. These boats take turns
enabling each boat to have four days on duty and two off.
(B.) Deversoir Patrol. —Three motor launches, taking turns of forty-eight hours
each, patrolling by night between Deversoir and a line drawn east through Southern
Light of Northern Buoyed Channel by day, enforcing fishing regulations in Great
Lake.
(C.) Great Lake Patrol. —Discontinued at present.
(D.) Port Said Patrol .—Six motor launches. Three always out during daylight
hours patrolling certain waters in the vicinity of Port Said, arriving at their allotted
station before daylight and returning to harbour after dark.
Orders for Motor Launches.
Canal Defence Flotilla.
Enemy Mines.
Five enemy mines have already been accounted for. More attempts to mine the
Canal or Lakes are probable. Patrol boats are therefore to exercise the utmost
vigilance.
The recovered mines have all been moored, but it does not follow that all
will be so.
Common sense must dictate the procedure to be adopted on discovering a mine
in the Canal or Lakes. On no account is it to be man-handled, but treated with the
utmost respect.
If moored, and recovered by sweep, it should be swept clear of the channel
until awash and a report made to General Headquarters.
If floating, to be carefully coaxed clear of the channel to the bank, and a report
made to General Headquarters. In both cases the mine must be guarded until
disposed of.
It is undesirable to destroy the mine by gun-fire, as in the shallow waters of the
Canal and Lakes it might still be a danger, but, should it be imperative, the range
should not be under 100 yards.
Motor launches, on sighting a mine, or in sweeping for a probable mine, are to
flv a red flag until it is safe for shipping to pass.