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THE Cornelis Gert Jan was detained on Wednesday, October 27 after French authorities claimed it didnt have the required licence.

There is a disagreement about French vessels’ access to UK waters, and whose fault it is.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to calm stormy waters over fishing with France on Friday as he flew to Rome for a G-20 summit, where he is due to meet French President Emmanuel Macron.

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to calm stormy waters over fishing with France on Friday as he flew to Rome for a G-20 summit, where he is

Paris has threatened the UK after accusing ministers of issuing a lack of licences to small French boats to fish British waters.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to calm stormy waters over fishing with France on Friday as he flew to Rome for a G-20 summit, where he is due to meet French President Emmanuel Macron

By Juliette Jabkhiro LE HAVRE, France (Reuters) -Britain denounced Frances seizure of a British boat in French waters and warned Paris against further retaliation on Thursday, in a rapidly deteriorating row over post-Brexit fishing rights. French Seas Minister Annick Girardin said the Cornelis Gert Jan, a scallop dredger, was escorted to the northern port of Le Havre overnight after its crew failed to prove it was allowed to fish in French territorial waters. A second British vessel was given a ...

Paris has threatened a series of retaliations for denial of licences

Two fishing vessels from the United Kingdom were detained by France amid the growing tensions between the two countries post-Brexit.

A scallop vessel belonging to Clearwater subsidiary Macduff Shellfish was boarded by French authorities on Oct. 27 for allegedly fishing without a license