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Jersey Coastguard urged anyone who finds debris on beaches to note where they find it and to report it.

Gunboats dispatched to Jersey in UK/French fishing rights conflict A degrading jingoistic spectacle played out this week between the UK and France over fishing rights in the waters around Jersey. Up to 60 French fishing vessels blockaded the island’s St Hellier’s port for several hours Thursday, overseen by two Royal Navy gunboats and two French military vessels. Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands and home to just over 100,000 people. Located 14 miles from the French Normandy coas...

Flotilla of French fishing ships sails to Jersey in escalating row over fishing grounds Issued on: 06/05/2021 - 12:13 French fishing boats protest in front of the port of Saint Helier off the British island of Jersey to draw attention to what they see as unfair restrictions on their ability to fish in UK waters after Brexit, on May 6, 2021. © Sameer Al-Doumy, AFP 4 min French trawler crews angry at post-Brexit restrictions on the...

Two Royal Navy vessels are now patrolling waters around Jersey amid concerns of a possible blockade of the island, as the row between France and Jersey continues to escalate over post-Brexit fishing rights. HMS Severn and HMS Tamar have been deployed by the UK Government to “monitor the situation” at the Channel Island amid a protest by French fishing vessels at the port of St Helier over the lack of access. It follows a warning from French maritime minister Annick Girardin on Tuesd...

The Athos boat travelled along the River Seine from Rouen to Le Havre then around Cherbourg towards Jersey - after two UK Navy vessels began patrolling waters around the island.

Emmanuel Macron sends French gunboat to Jersey as tensions rise in fishing protest Nicholas Cecil UP NEXT Tensions escalated dramatically on Thursday after a French gunboat headed towards Jersey as Royal Navy ships tracked a flotilla of Normandy fishing boats protesting against post-Brexit licence rules. Around 70 fishing boats were massing off-shore, with some firing flares amid talk over maritime radio early this morning of a blockade of the island’s main port of Saint Heli...

Boris Johnson deployed vessels HMS Severn and HMS Tamar to monitor protest Ships are armed with menacing cannons and machine guns and are patrolling One re-enactment enthusiast felt the urge to intervene with his own weaponry Lone man shot a blank-firing musket into the water from Elizabeth Castle today  Footage shows him loading up his weapon before firing it into the harbour

HMS Severn and HMS Tamar have been deployed by the UK Government to ‘monitor the situation’.

Invalid Date, THIS is the dramatic moment a 35ft French trawler deliberately rams into a British boat as the fishing "war" turns nasty in Jersey. Jonathan Ruffs boat was bashed in the stern by the French vessel Lasgot as he bravely went out to sea to face the group of 100 "invaders". ��  34 34 34 People on board the vessels were seen setting off flares as tensions continued to rise this morning - with the Royal Navy lurking in the backgroundCredit: SWNS 34 Jonathan Ruffs boat was rammed ...

Screengrabs from video courtesy of Alex Ferguson showing French fishing vessels staging a protest outside the harbour at St Helier, Jersey THE UK has sent in Royal Navy vessels to patrol waters around Jersey as French boats gathered to protest over post-Brexit fishing rules. HMS Severn and HMS Tamar have been deployed by the UK Government to “monitor the situation” at the Channel Island. French maritime minister Annick Girardin had warned on Tuesday that the country is ready to take �...