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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 Read Athos was hurtling towards the British Crown dependency to confront HMS Severn and HMS Tamar - des...

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 Union. A French minister threatened to cut off electricity supplies to Jersey if the fishing restrictio...

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 what's sparked the tensions and how the row might escalate. What's 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 year - after being saved from the scrapyard - to boost the UK's ability to patrol its waters afte...

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 as looking like an invasion. They were greeted by Royal Navy gunships HMS Severn and HMS Tamar, dep...

‘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, sizes and colours – large trawlers, with high open sterns and solidly built arches to haul in their n...