[UPDATE]As a precautionary measure the Natopian Navy is put onto 24 Hour Alert so as to commence immediately the taking on board of provisions, armaments, and full crew complements. All shore leave is cancelled.
Within 24 hours the following is to be undertaken:
The 1st Carrier Group is ordered to sea from Avenged City to take up station at an undisclosed location due north of the port of Triegon. Aviation strike assets of the Carrier Group are to begin routine maritime patrol patterns (qty 1 HB-3 bombers at any given hour on a rotating basis) whilst the fighter component will undertake a long-range Combat Air Patrol (CAP) (qty 3 N-1 fighters airborne at any given hour on a rotating basis, qty 3 N-1 fighters on standby for launch as the Quick Reaction Flight - QRF - with the remaining undergoing maintenance and arming ready for tasking on sorties) in order to defend against unexpected contingencies.
NDS Cloaked Dagger is ordered to an undisclosed location.
The 1st Home Group is ordered to secure the northern approaches (Fort Silver, Ptia, Port Trias) to Borders Bay.
NDS Skyfire is detached from the 1st Home Group for independent operations and shall deploy to Cape Cran, there to await further orders.
In addition the 1a Aurochssturm Division is put onto 12 Hour 'Stand-To' Alert for immediate deployment.
The pirate mothership designated informally as the Black Dragon is reported to be operating out of the smaller island of Newydd-Pentyre. Dispositions are to be revised accordingly.
The NDS Eclipse is to be detached from the 2nd Home Group and ordered to depart Fort Newport within 24 hours and to proceed with the utmost haste to Mehlville, there to await further orders.
Civil authorities with responsibility for ports on the southern coasts of Klassiya and Sororiya shall be advised to make appropriate arrangements with regards to the readiness of their law enforcement agencies and emergency services to contend with any unseemly incidents that may occur.