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**uncle_ho** · 09-12-2006, 21:16

I was a B/k from 86 to 88 and can tell you now no boat patrols were ever carried out by the res inf battalion. B/K was a dissused air base and didn't have direct access to the sea or lough unless you wanted to carry it over about 1km of marshy land.

**muzzleflash** · 13-12-2006, 17:31

There was no launch facility for boat patrols out of Ballykelly, however boats were frequently used for the the transportation of personnel and logistics from Ebrington barracks to Fort George, mainly at night.

Occasional patrols, specifically of lough foyle were conducted, however the boats were more often used for patrol insertion/extraction.

**Mag_to_grid** · 13-12-2006, 17:52

I used to see the boats patrolling along the Foyle from the Limavady road sangar on Clooney during the late 90's. I hope I am not breaking OPSEC here but didn't something happen in the mid 90's involving people from the city side and and some jet ski's near Fort George?

**BedIn** · 14-12-2006, 10:31

2 R ANGLIAN conducted the from BKY until they left in 2005.

Not very often, mind.

**Fred_Cat** · 14-12-2006, 11:48

That would have been a pretty mean porterage from the BKY perimeter to the loch shore.

**Jaeger** · 20-12-2006, 12:17

Originally Posted by Fred_Cat

My memory of the shoreline in that area is that BKY was totally unsuited to mounting boat ops from. The camp perimeter did not extend to the Loch shore in any case, as any of the local mussel collectors would tell you.

Why do you ask?

I was involved in an argument on another site over Army activities in NI. The guy is a total gobsh*te and conspiracy theorist and I wanted to get my facts straight before blowing him out of the water, which I duly did, and he's now shut up! :D :D

**oldbooty** · 21-12-2006, 14:40

I remember vaugely about one RM signaller loosing off into the dark at a boat containing PIRA from a zodiac. he just shot at the sound and in the general direction and by the biggest fluke took out the outboard of the target boat. total fluke but he got an MID i think. Not sure which lough though It may have been Carlingford In which case I will STFU.

**Fred_Cat** · 21-12-2006, 18:30

Originally Posted by Jaeger

Originally Posted by Fred_Cat

My memory of the shoreline in that area is that BKY was totally unsuited to mounting boat ops from. The camp perimeter did not extend to the Loch shore in any case, as any of the local mussel collectors would tell you.

Why do you ask?

I was involved in an argument on another site over Army activities in NI. The guy is a total gobsh*te and conspiracy theorist and I wanted to get my facts straight before blowing him out of the water, which I duly did, and he's now shut up! :D :D

:D so what colour is the boat house at BKY? :D

**Fred_Cat** · 21-12-2006, 18:33

Originally Posted by oldbooty

I remember vaugely about one RM signaller loosing off into the dark at a boat containing PIRA from a zodiac. he just shot at the sound and in the general direction and by the biggest fluke took out the outboard of the target boat. total fluke but he got an MID i think. Not sure which lough though It may have been Carlingford In which case I will STFU.

Possibly, otherwise Loch Neagh or Loch Erne