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France, Britain in a Show of Military Force Over Jersey Island Published May 6th, 2021 - 08:54 GMT French boats steam across the water outside the port of St Helier on Thursday morning as they continued their demonstration. (AFP) Highlights Emmanuel Macron has sent a military boat racing at full speed towards Jersey. Emmanuel Macron has sent a military boat racing at full speed towards Jersey for a stand-off with the Royal Navy as 100 French fishing vessels blockade the harbour. Also Rea...

By Christian Lowe The European Commission called for calm over the dispute, which on Thursday also saw a protest flotilla of about two dozen French trawlers sail to Jersey’s main harbour and demand a meeting with island officials. The French government was angered when Jersey issued new fishing permits which, according to Paris, impose unfair restrictions on French trawlers’ access to Channel island fishing grounds, a sore point in relations since Britain’s departure from the European Uni...

Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Why is there a row over fishing in Jersey - and how might it escalate? Sky News looks at whats sparked the tensions and how the row might escalate. Whats happening? The UK has deployed HMS Severn and HMS Tamar to Jersey to conduct "maritime security patrols" as a "strictly precautionary measure" following talks with the Jersey government, the Ministry of Defence has said. HMS Severn entered back into service in June last...

Jersey fishing row: France sends patrol boats as post-Brexit tensions rise Andrew Woodcock and Jon Stone © Provided by The Independent French trawlers have called off a protest at Jersey harbour without resolution of a dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights which has seen the UK accused of breaching its trade deal with the European Union. Around 60 French boats arrived off St Helier in the early hours of this morning, with flares blazing, in what one local fisherman described...

‘M*rde’: Flares, fishing rights and flags jostle off coast of Jersey Julien Morel © Provided by The Independent It was a grey, miserable morning when around 70 French fishing boats arrived off the coast of St Helier. Initially, they mustered in St Aubin’s Bay, south of Elizabeth Castle. A few boats lit flares and unfurled banners while HMS Tamar slowly sailed in the murky distance, keeping a watchful eye but never getting involved. There was an assortment of shapes, siz...

WE CAN’T BARE IT Jersey supermarkets will be EMPTY in just two days unless Royal Navy breaks French trawler blockade, bosses warn Updated: May 6 2021, 8:33 ET Invalid Date, SUPERMARKET bosses in Jersey have warned shelves will be empty by Saturday unless the Royal Navy can stop French trawlers blockading the islands port. Stocks of bread, fruit, fresh meat and vegetables will be gone if freight ships cannot deliver their crucial daily supplies, CEO of Jersey Co-op Mark Cox said. ��  26...

The islands External Relations Minister Senator Ian Gorst says extensive efforts are continuing to "resolve the current dispute and resume previous good relations". There are continuing extensive political and operational efforts with both our local fishing community and French fishing associations, their regional representatives in France, and both the UK and French governments, in order to resolve the current dispute and resume previous good relations. Senator Ian Gorst, Jerseys Minister for ...

A&P Falmouth Reports Six Months of 100% Occupancy 22nd April 2021 Among the clients of A&P Falmouth involved a regular Ireland-mainland Europe containership, Samskip Express which following a grounding on the Irish coast (last year), led to extensive repairs carried out at the UK shipyard repair facility in Cornwall. AFLOAT also adds the 803TEU capacity containership was recently in Dublin Port (as above in this file photo) and is currently berthed in the Port of Rotterdam. Credit: Jehan Ashm...