guard vessel has come up right close to this british warship and is trying now to force it to change course. nothing on the bridge. absolute silence. silence on the bridge. if you pass the borderline, i'll give fire. if you don't change the course, i'll give fire. do you read me? 0ver. the crew don protective in case that threat is followed through. shots are fired, but they're well out of range. gunfire. aircraft visual, green 150, tracking right, altitude low. throughout the transit, hms defender detects at least 20 russian military aircraft nearby. some far too close for comfort.