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A British patrol boat speeds through Basra's port in southern Iraq June 16, 2005. Armed pirates raided a supertanker anchored close to Iraq's Basra oil export terminal in the early hours of Wednesday, in the latest serious security breach at the facility, local ship agents said. The raid comes only two weeks after pirates attacked the crew of a supertanker waiting to load crude oil at the terminal. REUTERS/Atef Hassan

An Iraqi police boat patrols Basra's port, in southern Iraq, June 16, 2005. Armed pirates raided a supertanker anchored close to Iraq's Basra oil export terminal in the early hours of Wednesday, in the latest serious security breach at the facility, local ship agents said. The raid comes only two weeks after pirates attacked the crew of a supertanker waiting to load crude oil at the terminal. REUTERS/Atef Hassan

An Iraqi policeman aims his rifle as his boat patrols Basra's port in southern Iraq June 16, 2005. Patrols have been stepped up after armed pirates attacked a super tanker docked at Basra's offshore oil terminals today in the third such incident in the last 2 weeks. REUTERS/Atef Hassan

British soliders are seen on patrol in the southern city of Basra, 500 kms from Baghdad. More than 40 people were killed in an upsurge of rebel attacks, including 23 at an Iraqi army canteen, as an Australian hostage walked free after 47 days in captivity.(AFP/Essam al-Sudani)

British soliders patrol the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Two suicide bombings killed a total of 31 people in Iraq, as an Australian hostage was freed after being held for almost six weeks.(AFP/Essam Al-Sudani)

British soldiers patrol the southern Iraqi city of Basra. Several British soldiers were wounded when a roadside bomb went off in Baghdad.(AFP/File/Essam Al-Sudani)

Masked gunmen, calling themselves the al-Haq Army, surround the main mosque in Ramadi, Iraq, to block entrance Thursday June 16, 2005. The armed men blocked the entrance to the mosque to stop officias and tribal elders who planned a conference to select representatives to meet with coalition forces. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

A masked gunmen, right, from a group calling themselves the al-Haq Army, helps to surround the main mosque in Ramadi, Iraq as an Iraqi policeman walks by Thursday June 16, 2005. The armed men blocked the entrance to the mosque after city officials and tribal elders planned a conference to select representatives to meet with coalition forces. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Masked gunmen, calling themselves the al-Haq Army, surround the main mosque in Ramadi, Iraq, to block entrance Thursday June 16, 2005. The armed men blocked the entrance to the mosque to stop city officials and tribal elders who planned a conference to select representatives to meet with coalition forces. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Iraqi insurgents take up positions at a crossroads in the Iraqi town of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, June 16, 2005. Five U.S. marines were killed in Ramadi yesterday when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device. REUTERS/Ali Mashhadani

An Iraqi insurgent crouches with a weapon at a crossroads in the Iraqi town of Ramadi, west of Baghdad, June 16, 2005. Five U.S. marines were killed in Ramadi yesterday when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device. REUTERS/Ali Mashhadani

Morning Kat & all.. are the additonal 400 British troops going to be at Basra or elsewhere? anyone know? Finally a break in weather.. cooler & much needed rain..