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French fishermen vow vengeance against ‘les rosbifs’ in Jersey row Henry Samuel Save Share Jersey, Channel Islands | Red flares raged and fog horns blasted as an armada of up to 70 French fishing boats staged a dawn blockade of Jersey on Thursday morning (Friday AEST). But as they laid siege to the Channel Island’s main port of St Hélier, refusing to let any vessels out a day after threatening to cut off its electricity, the famously hot-headed French fishermen insisted the real extremists were on the other side. They accused Jersey officials, fishing bosses and “les ro...

‘Jersey government kill us’: On board with the French fishermen staging a post-Brexit blockade  Inside the cabin, our French correspondent laughs uneasily as the crew joke about making him walk the plank 6 May 2021 • 6:12pm But as they laid siege to the Channel Island’s main port of St Hélier, refusing to let any vessels out a day after threatening to cut off its electricity, the famously hot-headed French fishermen insisted the real extremists were on the other side. They accused Jersey officials, fishing bosses and “les rosbifs” (the British) of unilaterally changing the rules...